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尾

Mandarin · pinyin wěi#

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ#

horse's tail
pointed posterior section of a locust etc

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尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)

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3 · wei3

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mei5

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tail (Classifier: 條／条 c; 支 mn)
end
last; final
Classifier for fish, snakes, shrimps, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
(～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Tail (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)

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