"tail" meaning in Chinese

See tail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʰɛːu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: Clipping of English detail. Etymology templates: {{clipping|yue|nocap=}} Clipping, {{der|yue|en|detail}} English detail, {{yue-etym-clip-en|detail}} Clipping of English detail. Head templates: {{head|zh|adj}} tail
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) detailed Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Synonyms: 詳細 (xiángxì), 详细 (xiángxì)
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        "nocap": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "detail"
      },
      "expansion": "English detail",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "detail"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of English detail.",
      "name": "yue-etym-clip-en"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of English detail.",
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adj"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Chinese terms written in foreign scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hong Kong Cantonese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "detailed"
      ],
      "id": "en-tail-zh-adj-9~z4tZly",
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          "detailed"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) detailed"
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "xiángxì",
          "word": "詳細"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiángxì",
          "word": "详细"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "teu⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɛːu̯²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tail"
}
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "detail"
      },
      "expansion": "English detail",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "detail"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of English detail.",
      "name": "yue-etym-clip-en"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of English detail.",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese adjectives",
        "Cantonese clippings",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese terms derived from English",
        "Chinese adjectives",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms written in foreign scripts",
        "Hong Kong Cantonese",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "detailed"
      ],
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        [
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          "detailed"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) detailed"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teu⁴"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teu⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɛːu̯²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xiángxì",
      "word": "詳細"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiángxì",
      "word": "详细"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tail"
}

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