# 尾巴
## Chinese
### Etymology

The suffix 巴 may be from 把 (MC paeX, “handle”) (Starostin, 2019).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wěiba, yǐba
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ, ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йиба (yiba, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mei$^5$ baa$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ui$^3$ ba / mi$^3$ bang
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): mi$^1$ ba$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): i$^2$ ba$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bé-pa / bér-pa / bóe-pa
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê$^2$ ba$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni-po; $^6$mi-po
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei$^3$ ba$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěiba
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wěibå
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^3$-pa$^5$
*** Yale: wěi-ba
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei.ba
*** Palladius: вэйба (vɛjba)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Taiwan and northeast China)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐba
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐbå
*** Wade–Giles: i$^3$-pa$^5$
*** Yale: yǐ-ba
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.ba
*** Palladius: иба (iba)
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐbar
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐbår
*** Wade–Giles: i$^3$-pa$^5$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yǐ-bar
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.bal
*** Palladius: ибар (ibar)
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹⁴ b̥ɑɻ⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йиба (yiba, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹ pa²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mei$^5$ baa$^1$
*** Yale: méih bā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mei$^5$ baa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: méi$^5$ ba$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mei̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ui$^3$ ba / mi$^3$ bang
*** Sinological IPA : /ui²¹³⁻²¹ pa¹/, /mi²¹³⁻²¹ paŋ¹/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mi$^1$ ba$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: i$^2$ ba$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /i⁵³ pa¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-pa
*** Tâi-lô: bé-pa
*** Phofsit Daibuun: befpaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bér-pa
*** Tâi-lô: bér-pa
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóe-pa
*** Tâi-lô: bué-pa
*** Phofsit Daibuun: boefpaf
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhuê$^2$ ba$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bué pa
*** Sinological IPA : /bue⁵²⁻³⁵ pa³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gni-po; $^6$mi-po
*** MiniDict: nyi$^去$ po; mi$^去$ po
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyi-po; $^3$mi-po
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² po⁴⁴/, /mi²² po⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: uei$^3$ ba$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /u̯e̞i̯⁴¹ pa̠³³/

### Noun

尾巴
* tail
       Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le. [Pinyin]
       The little dog ran off wagging its tail.
       Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]
       What are the functions of an animal’s tail?
       Nàxiē niú shuǎidòng zhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngyíng. [Pinyin]
       The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
** 2002, “豬之歌”, 毛慧 (lyrics):
       zhūtóu zhūnǎo zhūshēn zhūyǐba cónglái bù tiāoshí de guāi wáwa [Pinyin]
       with your piggy head, piggy brains, piggy body, and piggy tail, a good kid who is never picky
* tail-like part
       Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
       The rear end of our car was smashed.
* (figurative) remaining or unfinished part
* (figurative) person without independent judgement who only echoes or blindly follows others
* (figurative) shadow; follower; tail

#### Synonyms

* (tail):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 尾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 尾巴, 尾 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 尾巴, 尾巴兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 尾巴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 尾巴 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 尾巴 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尾巴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 尾巴 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 尾巴 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 尾巴 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 尾巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 尾巴兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 尾巴根兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 尾巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 尾巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 尾巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 尾巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 尾巴 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 尾巴 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 尾巴, 尾子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 尾巴 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 尾巴 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 尾巴 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 尾 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 尾 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尾巴 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尾巴 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尾, 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 尾 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 尾 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尾巴, 尾 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 尾 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 尾 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Changting | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 尾 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尾巴 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 尾 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 尾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尾巴 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Linhe | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Jining | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 尾巴 |
| Jin | Handan | 尾巴 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 尾 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 尾, 尾尾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尾, 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 尾, 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尾, 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 尾溜仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尾仔, 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 尾, 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 尾溜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尾 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 尾 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 尾 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尾巴 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尾巴 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尾巴 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尾巴 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尾巴, 甩水 fishtail |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尾巴, 尾巴兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尾巴兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尾巴 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 尾巴 |

#### Derived terms

* 做尾巴
* 割尾巴
* 夾著尾巴／夹著尾巴
* 扯尾巴
* 扯牛尾巴
* 拖尾巴
* 揪尾巴
* 放禿尾巴鷹／放秃尾巴鹰
* 狗子夾尾巴／狗子夹尾巴
* 狗尾巴草
* 狐狸尾巴
* 狗長尾巴尖兒／狗长尾巴尖儿
* 留尾巴
* 翹尾巴／翘尾巴
* 老鼠尾巴上害癤子／老鼠尾巴上害疖子
* 老鼠尾巴生瘡兒／老鼠尾巴生疮儿
* 長尾巴／长尾巴
* 露出了狐狸尾巴
* 露尾巴
* 馬尾巴／马尾巴