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夹起尾巴
jiā​qǐ​wěi​ba

to tuck one's tail

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 夹 夾 jiā verb
    to press
    to press from both sides; to place in between; to pick up (e.g. with chopsticks)
  2. 起 qǐ particle
    up
    used after a verb to show upward movement
  3. 尾巴 wěi​ba noun
    tail
    1. The protruding part at the back of an animal's body; also used for the back or end part of an object. 2. A person who follows someone else in order to keep them under surveillance.
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