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拖尾巴

Mandarin · pinyin tuō wěi ba

to obstruct
to be a drag on sb
to delay finishing off a job

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拖: tuō · drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope

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1–3–5 · tuo1 wei3 ba5

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to1 mei5 baa1

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