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尾大不掉 (mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

尾大不掉 (mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6, wěi dà bù diào) — large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 尾二 (mei5 ji6) — second last (spoken)
• 尾喉 (mei5 hau4) — back pipes of the car; exhaust pipes; exhaust muffler
• 尾場 (mei5 coeng4) — the last show; the last part
• 尾 (mei5) — (noun) the end (of story; movie, etc.); tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; si…
• 尾尾屎 (mei1 mei1 si2) — noun; the last one, or the worst one
• 尾後 (mei5 hau6) — at the end

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