尾巴

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

尾巴

1. tail

   小狗搖著尾巴跑了。 [MSC, trad.]
   小狗摇着尾巴跑了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiǎo gǒu yáo zhe wěiba pǎo le. [Pinyin]

   The little dog ran off wagging its tail.

   動物的尾巴有什麼功能？ [MSC, trad.]
   动物的尾巴有什么功能？ [MSC, simp.]

   Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]

   What are the functions of an animal’s tail?

   那些牛甩動著尾巴驅趕蒼蠅。 [MSC, trad.]
   那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 [MSC, simp.]

   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):

     豬頭豬腦豬身豬尾巴 從來不挑食的乖娃娃 [MSC, trad.]
     猪头猪脑猪身猪尾巴 从来不挑食的乖娃娃 [MSC, simp.]

     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

2. tail-like part

   我們的汽車尾巴被撞壞了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]

   The rear end of our car was smashed.

3. (figurative) remaining or unfinished part
4. (figurative) person without independent judgement who only echoes or blindly follows others
5. (figurative) shadow; follower; tail

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