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魚尾

简鱼尾 · 繁魚尾

Mandarin · pinyin yú wěi

fishtail

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–3 · yu2 wei3

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noun

fish tail
(literary, figurative) wrinkle on the corner of one's eye
(publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle (in a bound book, on the outer edges) of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf

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