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吊車尾

简吊车尾 · 繁吊車尾

Mandarin · pinyin diào chē wěi

(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)
to rank at the bottom of the list
to finish last

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吊: diào · condole, mourn, pity; hang
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1–3 · diao4 che1 wei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

diu3 ce1 mei5

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verb

(verb-object) to be in last place; to rank at the bottom of the list
(Taiwan, humorous) to barely pass an entrance exam; to be admitted with a score close to the minimum

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