尾水 wěi shuǐ ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mei5 seoi2
- tailwater
- outflow (from mill or power plant)
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尾
- 尾巴 wěi ba ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ mei5 baa1 tail
- 尾气 尾氣 wěi qì ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˋ mei5 hei3 exhaust; emissions
- 尾声 尾聲 wěi shēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄥ mei5 sing1 coda
- 结尾 結尾 jié wěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˇ git3 mei5 ending
- 追尾 zhuī wěi ㄓㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ zeoi1 mei5 to tailgate
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- 交尾 jiāo wěi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄟˇ gaau1 mei5 to copulate (of animals)
- 字尾 zì wěi ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˇ zi6 mei5 suffix
- 尾子 wěi zi ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ mei5 zi2 tail
- 尾击 尾擊 wěi jī ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧ mei5 gik1 attack from the rear
- 尾数 尾數 wěi shù ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ mei5 sou3 remainder (after rounding a number)
- 尾期 wěi qī ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ mei5 kei4 final period
- 尾梢 wěi shāo ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ mei5 saau1 the tip
- 尾椎 wěi zhuī ㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄟ mei5 zeoi1 coccyx
- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 尾款 wěi kuǎn ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ mei5 fun2 balance (money remaining due)
- 尾流 wěi liú ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ mei5 lau4 wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
- 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄥ mei5 dang1 tail light (on vehicle)
- 尾牙 wěi yá ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ mei5 ngaa4 a year-end dinner for employees
- 尾班 wěi bān ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄢ mei5 baan1 last service (of train, bus, boat etc)
- 尾生 Wěi Shēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄥ mei5 sang1 Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
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- 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ gau2 mei5 zuk6 diu1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ wu4 lei4 mei5 baa1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
- 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥ fu2 mei5 ceon1 bing1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- 街头巷尾 街頭巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄟˇ gaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ lung4 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success