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The Cantonese word mei baa - 尾巴 - mei5 baa1
(tail in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

mei5 baa1

English translations

tail, a servile follower

Chinese characters:

尾巴
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尾巴 (mei5 baa1) is composed of these characters: 尾, 巴
The traditional Chinese characters of mei5 baa1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

hair  |  to stick to
尾巴 ( mei baa / mei5 baa1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 286)
More words that mean tail in Cantonese
mei5 ( 尾 )

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