# 尾

| 尾 | U+5C3E, &#23614; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C3E |
| ← 尽 [U+5C3D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 尿 → [U+5C3F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

尾 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹手山 (SHQU), four-corner 7721$_4$, composition ⿸尸毛)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 300, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7650
* Dae Jaweon: page 596, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 966, character 16
* Unihan data for U+5C3E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 尾
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 娓 | *mrɯls, *mɯlʔ |
| 尾 | *mɯlʔ |
| 浘 | *mɯlʔ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 尸 (“person”) + 毛 (“hair; feather”).

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (“tail; penis”) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo mei (“tail”), Tibetan རྨེད (rmed, “tail; crupper of straddle”), Chepang मेः (meʔ, “tail”), Burmese အမြီး (a.mri:, “tail”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wěi, yǐ (wei$^3$, yi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ, ㄧˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mei$^5$ / mei$^{5-1}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mei$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ui$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mî
    (Hailu, HRS): mui$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): mi$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): vei$^2$ / i$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): mṳě
* Eastern Min (BUC): muōi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bue$^3$ / bi$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bé / bér / bóe / bí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê$^2$ / mai$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$vi; $^6$mi; $^6$gni
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^3$
*** Yale: wěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ
*** Wade–Giles: i$^3$
*** Yale: yǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mei$^5$ / mei$^{5-1}$
*** Yale: méih / mēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mei$^5$ / mei$^{5-1}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: méi$^5$ / méi$^{5-1}$
*** Sinological IPA : /mei̯¹³/, /mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbei⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ui$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ui²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mî
*** Hakka Romanization System: mi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: mui$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /mui⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: vei$^2$ / i$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei⁵³/, /i⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mṳě
*** Sinological IPA : /myɛ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: muōi
*** Sinological IPA : /mui³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bue$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /puei⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bue$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /puei³³²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pi³³²/
* bue3 - vernacular;
* bi3 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: mj+jX
Rime :
| Character | 尾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 無匪切 |
| Baxter | mj+jX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷɨi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuəi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuəi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwəi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mwe̯i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mei$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[m]əjʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯlʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 尾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wěi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjɨj$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[m]əjʔ/ |
| English | tail |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 尾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12882 |
| Phonetic component | 尾 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尾 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯlʔ/ |

### Definitions

尾
* tail (Classifier: 條／条 c; 支 mn)
* end
* last; final
* Classifier for fish, snakes, shrimps, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
** 2022, “过想看见你”, 李立群 (lyrics), 郑伊洋 (music)‎performed by 张滢:
       ua$^2$ guê$^3$ sion$^6$ toin$^2$ gin$^3$ le$^2$, siao$^6$ zêg$^8$ bhuê$^2$ ze$^6$ iu$^5$ ze$^6$ zai$^6$ gai$^5$ sio$^2$ he$^5$ [Peng'im]
       I want to see you be like a carefree little fish
* (～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Tail (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)

#### 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 |
* (classifier):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 條, 尾 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 條, 尾 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 條 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 條 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 條 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 條 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 條, 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 條 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 條, 蔸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 條 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 條 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 條 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 條 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 條 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 條 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 頭 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 條 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 隻 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 條 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 隻 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 條 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 條 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 條 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 條 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 條 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 條 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 條 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 條 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 條 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 條 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Changting | 隻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 枚 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 隻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 隻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 條 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 隻 |
| 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 | 條 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 條 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 條 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 條 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 條, 隻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 條 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 條 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 條 |
| Jin | Linhe | 條 |
| Jin | Jining | 條 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 條 |
| Jin | Baotou | 條 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 條 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 條 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭, 條 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 尾 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 尾 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 枚 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 擺 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 行, 枚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 尾 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 尾 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尾, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 尾, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 條 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 條 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 個 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 隻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 尾, 頭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 尾 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 尾 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 尾 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 尾 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 尾 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 尾 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 條 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 條 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 條 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 條 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 條 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頭, 條 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 條, 隻 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 條, 隻 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 條 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 條 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 條 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 條 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 條 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 條 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 條 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 條 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 條 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 條 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 條 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 條 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 條 |
| Hakka | Jiexi (Huizhai) | 條 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 條 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Changting | 隻 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 條, 隻 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 條 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 行 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 行 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 行 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 行 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 行 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 行 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 隻 |
| Hakka | Tonggu | 隻, 條 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尾 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 條 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 條 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 條 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 尾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 條 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 條 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 條 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 條 |

### Compounds

* 三梢末尾
* 九尾狐 (jiǔwěihú)
* 九尾龜 / 九尾龟
* 乞憐搖尾 / 乞怜摇尾
* 二尾子 (èryǐzi)
* 交尾 (jiāowěi)
* 依頭順尾 / 依头顺尾
* 做尾巴
* 儘落尾 / 尽落尾
* 割尾巴
* 劍尾魚 / 剑尾鱼
* 卷尾猴
* 吊車尾 / 吊车尾 (diàochēwěi)
* 吳頭楚尾 / 吴头楚尾
* 壓尾 / 压尾
* 大尾
* 夾著尾巴 / 夹著尾巴
* 契尾
* 婪尾酒
* 孳尾
* 寬尾鳳蝶 / 宽尾凤蝶
* 少頭無尾 / 少头无尾
* 尾大不掉 (wěidàbùdiào)
* 尾大難掉 / 尾大难掉
* 尾巴
* 尾擊 / 尾击
* 尾數 / 尾数 (wěishù)
* 尾椎 (wěizhuī)
* 尾椎骨
* 尾欠
* 尾款 (wěikuǎn)
* 尾毛
* 尾牙 (wěiyá)
* 尾生
* 尾生之信
* 尾生抱柱
* 尾端
* 尾索動物 / 尾索动物
* 尾翼 (wěiyì)
* 尾聲 / 尾声 (wěishēng)
* 尾迓
* 尾追 (wěizhuī)
* 尾閭 / 尾闾 (wěilǘ)
* 尾隨 / 尾随 (wěisuí)
* 尾音 (wěiyīn)
* 尾骨 (wěigǔ)
* 尾鰭 / 尾鳍 (wěiqí)
* 履尾
* 履虎尾
* 巷尾街頭 / 巷尾街头
* 年尾 (niánwěi)
* 彗尾
* 後尾 / 后尾 (hòuwěi)
* 後尾兒 / 后尾儿
* 從頭到尾 / 从头到尾 (cóngtóudàowěi)
* 從頭至尾 / 从头至尾
* 徹頭徹尾 / 彻头彻尾 (chètóuchèwěi)
* 徹首徹尾 / 彻首彻尾
* 打尾
* 扯尾巴
* 扯牛尾巴
* 押尾
* 拖尾巴
* 掃尾 / 扫尾 (sǎowěi)
* 排尾 (páiwěi)
* 掐頭去尾 / 掐头去尾
* 揪尾巴
* 提頭知尾 / 提头知尾
* 搖尾 / 摇尾
* 搖尾乞憐 / 摇尾乞怜 (yáowěi qǐlián)
* 搖尾求食 / 摇尾求食
* 搖頭擺尾 / 摇头摆尾
* 擺尾 / 摆尾 (bǎiwěi)
* 擺尾搖頭 / 摆尾摇头
* 收尾 (shōuwěi)
* 斷尾雄雞 / 断尾雄鸡
* 曆尾 / 历尾
* 曳尾塗中 / 曳尾涂中
* 曳尾泥塗 / 曳尾泥涂
* 月尾 (yuèwěi)
* 有頭有尾 / 有头有尾 (yǒutóuyǒuwěi)
* 有頭無尾 / 有头无尾 (yǒutóuwúwěi)
* 有首尾
* 末尾 (mòwěi)
* 末尾三梢
* 末尾三稍
* 松尾芭蕉
* 栗尾
* 楚尾吳頭 / 楚尾吴头
* 榜尾 (bǎngwěi)
* 樹尾 / 树尾 (chéu-muōi)
* 歸尾 / 归尾
* 汕尾 (Shànwěi)
* 沒甚首尾 / 没甚首尾
* 涎尾
* 港尾 (Gǎngwěi)
* 滬尾 / 沪尾
* 焦尾
* 無尾熊 / 无尾熊 (wúwěixióng)
* 焦尾琴
* 無尾目 / 无尾目
* 無頭無尾 / 无头无尾 (wútóuwúwěi)
* 煞尾 (shāwěi)
* 燕尾 (yànwěi)
* 燒尾 / 烧尾
* 燕尾服 (yànwěifú)
* 牘尾 / 牍尾
* 狗尾續貂 / 狗尾续貂 (gǒuwěixùdiāo)
* 狗尾草 (gǒuwěicǎo)
* 狐濡尾
* 狐狸尾巴
* 狗續貂尾 / 狗续貂尾
* 狼尾草
* 瑣尾流離 / 琐尾流离
* 田尾 (Tiánwěi)
* 田尾鄉 / 田尾乡
* 畏頭畏尾 / 畏头畏尾
* 畏首畏尾 (wèishǒuwèiwěi)
* 留尾巴
* 白尾鷲 / 白尾鹫
* 眉尖眼尾
* 眉尾相結 / 眉尾相结
* 箕尾
* 紅尾伯勞 / 红尾伯劳
* 結尾 / 结尾 (jiéwěi)
* 纓尾目 / 缨尾目
* 羊尾 (Yángyǐ)
* 翹尾巴 / 翘尾巴
* 臘尾 / 腊尾
* 舉尾蟲 / 举尾虫
* 船尾 (chuánwěi)
* 莠狗尾草
* 蒼蠅附驥尾而致千里 / 苍蝇附骥尾而致千里 (cāngying fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ)
* 藏頭露尾 / 藏头露尾 (cángtóulùwěi)
* 虎尾 (Hǔwěi)
* 虎尾春冰
* 虎尾鎮 / 虎尾镇
* 虎頭蛇尾 / 虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi)
* 虎頭鼠尾 / 虎头鼠尾
* 蠆尾 / 虿尾
* 蠅附驥尾而致千里 / 蝇附骥尾而致千里 (yíng fù jì wěi ér zhì qiānlǐ)
* 蠶頭燕尾 / 蚕头燕尾
* 蠶頭雁尾 / 蚕头雁尾
* 街頭巷尾 / 街头巷尾 (jiētóuxiàngwěi)
* 街頭市尾 / 街头市尾
* 詞尾 / 词尾 (cíwěi)
* 豹尾班
* 豹尾車 / 豹尾车
* 貓尾紅 / 猫尾红
* 貨尾 / 货尾 (fo3 mei5)
* 赬尾 / 赪尾
* 跋胡疐尾
* 跑蹄剪尾
* 跟尾兒 / 跟尾儿
* 踏狗尾
* 踹狗尾
* 蹈虎尾
* 車尾 / 车尾 (chēwěi)
* 追隨驥尾 / 追随骥尾
* 連頭帶尾 / 连头带尾
* 道頭會尾 / 道头会尾
* 道頭知尾 / 道头知尾
* 銜尾 / 衔尾
* 銜尾相隨 / 衔尾相随
* 銀鉤蠆尾 / 银钩虿尾
* 長尾巴 / 长尾巴
* 長尾猴 / 长尾猴
* 長尾雞 / 长尾鸡
* 長尾鮫 / 长尾鲛
* 開尾韻 / 开尾韵
* 闌尾 / 阑尾 (lánwěi)
* 闌尾炎 / 阑尾炎 (lánwěiyán)
* 附驥之尾 / 附骥之尾
* 附驥尾 / 附骥尾
* 雄雞斷尾 / 雄鸡断尾
* 雉尾小生
* 雉尾扇
* 雙尾蠍 / 双尾蝎
* 雞尾酒 / 鸡尾酒 (jīwěijiǔ)
* 雞尾酒會 / 鸡尾酒会 (jīwěijiǔhuì)
* 露尾巴
* 露尾藏頭 / 露尾藏头
* 青尾 (cên1 bhuê2)
* 韻尾 / 韵尾 (yùnwěi)
* 響尾蛇 / 响尾蛇 (xiǎngwěishé)
* 頭尾 / 头尾 (tóuwěi)
* 颱風尾 / 台风尾
* 首尾 (shǒuwěi)
* 首尾一貫 / 首尾一贯
* 首尾乖互
* 首尾兩端 / 首尾两端 (shǒuwěiliǎngduān)
* 首尾共濟 / 首尾共济
* 首尾受敵 / 首尾受敌
* 首尾夾攻 / 首尾夹攻
* 首尾狼狽 / 首尾狼狈
* 首尾相應 / 首尾相应
* 首尾相援
* 首尾相救
* 首尾相繼 / 首尾相继
* 首尾相衛 / 首尾相卫
* 首尾相赴
* 首尾相連 / 首尾相连
* 首尾貫通 / 首尾贯通
* 馬尾 / 马尾 (mǎwěi)
* 馬尾巴 / 马尾巴
* 馬尾松 / 马尾松 (mǎwěisōng)
* 馬尾港 / 马尾港
* 馬尾藻 / 马尾藻 (mǎwěizǎo)
* 騎箕尾 / 骑箕尾
* 魚尾 / 鱼尾 (yúwěi)
* 魚尾紋 / 鱼尾纹 (yúwěiwén)
* 魴魚赬尾 / 鲂鱼赪尾
* 鰓尾類 / 鳃尾类
* 鳥尾花 / 鸟尾花
* 鳶尾 / 鸢尾 (yuānwěi)
* 鳳尾草 / 凤尾草
* 鳳尾香羅 / 凤尾香罗
* 鳳尾魚 / 凤尾鱼 (fèngwěiyú)
* 鴟尾 / 鸱尾 (chīwěi)
* 鶉尾 / 鹑尾
* 麈尾 (zhǔwěi)
* 麒麟尾
* 黃貓黑尾 / 黄猫黑尾
* 龍尾硯 / 龙尾砚
* 龍尾車 / 龙尾车
* 龍尾道 / 龙尾道
* 龍頭蛇尾 / 龙头蛇尾

### References

* “尾”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* “尾”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: み (mi)
* Kan-on: び (bi, Jōyō)
* Kun: お (o, 尾, Jōyō)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 尾
* お Grade: S
* kun'yomi
/wo/ → /o/
From Old Japanese 尾 (wo), from Proto-Japonic *bo.
First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in the senses “tail” and “foot of a mountain”.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) お [óꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [o̞]

#### Noun

尾(お) • (o)
* tail
* foot of a mountain
* end of something

##### Synonyms

* (tail): 尻(しっ)尾(ぽ) (shippo)
* (foot of a mountain): 麓(ふもと) (fumoto), 山麓(さんろく) (sanroku)

##### Derived terms

* 尾花(おばな) (obana)
* 尾(お)ろ (oro, “tail”)
* 狐(きつね)の尾(お) (kitsune no o)
* 鯖(さば)の尾(お) (saba no o)
* 尻(しり)尾(お) (shirio, “tail”)
* 虎(とら)の尾(お) (tora no o)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 尾
* び Grade: S
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 尾 (MC mj+jX).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) び [bíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [bʲi]

#### Affix

尾(び) • (bi)
* tail

##### Derived terms

* 尾(び)宿(しゅく) (Bishuku, “Tail”)

#### Counter

尾(び) • (-bi)
* fish, shrimp

#### Proper noun

尾(び) • (Bi)
* (Chinese astronomy) Tail
    Hypernyms: 青竜, 二十八宿

##### Synonyms

* 尾(び)宿(しゅく) (Bishuku), 足(あし)垂(た)れ星(ぼし) (Ashitareboshi)

### References

* ↑ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
* ↑ “尾”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

尾 (eumhun 꼬리 미 (kkori mi))
* hanja form of 미 (“tail, extremity”)
* hanja form of 미 (“end, stern”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

尾: Hán Nôm readings: vĩ, vãi, vả, vã, vải, nhân
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.