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翘尾巴
qiào wěi ba
Pinyin
Definition
翘尾巴
-
qiào wěi ba
to be cocky
Related Words
(20)
下巴
xià ba
1
chin
2
CL:個|个[gè]
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
1
mouth
2
CL:張|张[zhāng]
3
slap in the face
4
CL:個|个[gè]
大巴
dà bā
1
(coll.) large bus
2
coach
3
(abbr. for 大型巴士)
奥巴马
Ào bā mǎ
1
Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017
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]
尾牙
wěi yá
1
a year-end dinner for employees
巴
Bā
1
Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
2
abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
3
surname Ba
4
abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
5
abbr. for Pakistan
巴士
bā shì
1
bus (loanword)
2
motor coach
巴掌
bā zhǎng
1
palm of the hand
2
classifier: slap
巴萨
Bā sà
1
Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona)
2
Baza (town in Grenada, Spain)
巴西
Bā xī
1
Brazil
巴黎
Bā lí
1
Paris, capital of France
星巴克
Xīng bā kè
1
Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
结尾
jié wěi
1
ending
2
coda
3
to wind up
中巴
Zhōng Bā
1
China-Pakistan (relations)
2
China-Bahamas
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
干巴巴
gān bā bā
1
dry
2
parched
3
dull
4
insipid
古巴
Gǔ bā
1
Cuba
哈巴狗
hǎ bā gǒu
1
pekingese (dog)
2
(fig.) sycophant
3
lackey
Idioms
(20)
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
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
3
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
3
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
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
巴三览四
bā sān lǎn sì
1
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
巴前算后
bā qián suàn hòu
1
thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
2
to consider repeatedly
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
1
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
2
Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
巴山蜀水
Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ
1
mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
巴山越岭
bā shān yuè lǐng
1
to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
2
good at climbing mountains
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
1
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
2
nosy
巴高望上
bā gāo wàng shàng
1
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
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
Sample Sentences