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尾音
wěi yīn
Pinyin
Definition
尾音
-
wěi yīn
final sound of a syllable
rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
Character Decomposition
尾
尸
毛
音
音
Related Words
(20)
尾
wěi
1
tail
2
remainder
3
remnant
4
extremity
5
sixth of the 28 constellations
6
classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
1
tail
2
colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
声音
shēng yīn
1
voice
2
sound
3
CL:個|个[gè]
观音
Guān yīn
1
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
语音
yǔ yīn
1
speech sounds
2
pronunciation
3
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
4
phonetic
5
audio
6
voice
7
(Internet) to voice chat
8
voice message
音
yīn
1
sound
2
noise
3
note (of musical scale)
4
tone
5
news
6
syllable
7
reading (phonetic value of a character)
音乐
yīn yuè
1
music
2
CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
1
tone deaf
2
unable to sing in tune
低音
dī yīn
1
bass
低音炮
dī yīn pào
1
subwoofer
口音
kǒu yīn
1
oral speech sounds (linguistics)
嗓音
sǎng yīn
1
voice
噪音
zào yīn
1
rumble
2
noise
3
static (in a signal)
回音
huí yīn
1
echo
2
reply
3
turn (ornament in music)
定音
dìng yīn
1
to call the tune
2
to make the final decision
尾数
wěi shù
1
remainder (after rounding a number)
2
decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
3
mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
4
small change
5
balance (of an account)
尾气
wěi qì
1
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
2
emissions
尾牙
wěi yá
1
a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
1
coda
2
epilogue
3
end
Idioms
(19)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2
head-to-tail
3
one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
1
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
1
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
2
to be well pleased with oneself
3
to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2
to reveal one's evil nature
3
evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
1
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
1
the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
2
sth hard to come by
3
sth wonderful and rare
听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
1
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
1
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2
half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
1
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
2
fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
1
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
1
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
1
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
1
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
1
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
2
fig. the pot calling the kettle black
Sample Sentences