跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage! syn 竖起 豎起 shù qǐ to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) syn 尾随 尾隨 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle) 脱毛 脫毛 tuō máo to lose hair or feathers / to molt / depilation / to shave 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 尾部 wěi bù back part / rear section / tail section syn 盯梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow syn 打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 下摆 下擺 xià bǎi hem of a skirt / shirt tail 灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing syn 羽绒 羽絨 yǔ róng down (soft feathers) syn 开屏 開屏 kāi píng (a peacock) spreads its tail 首尾 shǒu wěi head and tail syn 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn 尾鳍 尾鰭 wěi qí tail or caudal fin 摇头摆尾 搖頭擺尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air syn 尾巴 wěi ba tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] syn 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 尾 wěi tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish syn 尾 yǐ horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc syn 从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn 翁 wēng elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old) syn 秃 禿 tū bald (lacking hair or feathers) / barren / bare / denuded / blunt (lacking a point) / (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory / lacking something syn 褪 tuì to take off (clothes) / to shed (feathers) / (of color) to fade / (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade / Taiwan pr. [tun4] syn 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain syn 鸩 鴆 zhèn legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb syn 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece 翟 dí long-tail pheasant syn 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) / to give a partial account / half-truths syn 摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel syn 云芝 雲芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) 翎子 líng zi peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera) 换毛 換毛 huàn máo to molt (of birds) / to change feathers 换羽 換羽 huàn yǔ to molt / to change feathers 罡 gāng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper 纣 紂 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) 旄 máo banner decorated with animal's tail syn 蕰 薀 yùn hippuris or mare's tail 鰤 shī Seriola qinqueradiata / yellow tail 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off 雁过拔毛 雁過拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic syn 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation syn 断尾 斷尾 duàn wěi (zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail / to autotomize its tail / (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short / to dock the tail 鸡毛店 雞毛店 jī máo diàn a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on 角蛋白 jiǎo dàn bái keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc) 挦 撏 xián to pull out (esp. hair or feathers) / to pick / to pluck / fig. to extract (lines from a text) 脱羽 脫羽 tuō yǔ to shed feathers / to molt (of birds) 鸩羽 鴆羽 zhèn yǔ the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩 毛窝 毛窩 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers 氂 máo tail / tuft of hair 长尾 長尾 cháng wěi long tail 亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail 髾 shāo tail of a comet / long hair 天禄 天祿 tiān lù auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail / possession of the empire 夹起尾巴 夾起尾巴 jiā qǐ wěi ba to tuck one's tail between one's legs / fig. to back down / in a humiliating situation 尾子 wěi zi tail / end / small change / odd sum remaining after large round number syn 截尾 jié wěi to dock / to trim (esp. the tail of an animal) 机尾 機尾 jī wěi the rear (tail) of a plane etc 无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs 燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 老鼠尾巴 lǎo shǔ wěi ba lit. rat's tail / fig. a follower of inferior stature 猪尾巴 豬尾巴 zhū wěi ba pig's tail (meat) 钉梢 釘梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow / also written 盯梢[ding1 shao1] 阿耳戈斯 ā ěr gē sī Argus / in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail 顶棒 頂棒 dǐng bàng bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven) 首尾相接 shǒu wěi xiāng jiē to join head to tail / bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam) 单尾检验 one-tail test 级联尾 jí lián yǐ cascade tail 尾料分析 tail assay 尾气分析 tail assay 双尾检验 shuāng yǐ jiǎn yàn two-tail test 尾水消退 yǐ shuǐ xiāo tuì tail recession 尾点鲨 yǐ diǎn shā spot-tail shark 船尾浮标 船尾浮標 chuán yǐ fú biāo tail buoy 地磁尾 geomagnetic tail 后勤部分 後勤部分 tail end of an operation 尾柱 tail tree 蹑迹 躡跡 niè jì to follow sb's tracks / to tail 夹尾巴 夾尾巴 jiā wěi ba to have one's tail between one's legs 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond 龟笑鳖无尾 龜笑鱉無尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black 摸不着边 摸不著邊 mō bu zháo biān can't make head or tail of 跟监 跟監 gēn jiān (Tw) to tail (sb) (abbr. for 跟蹤監視|跟踪监视[gen1 zong1 jian1 shi4]) 燕尾蝶 yàn wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 