尾 (mei5) — end; remnant; remaining part in Cantonese
meiˏ₅尾Mandarin Pinyin: wei3
Meaning of 尾
nounend; remnant; remaining part
nountail; rear; tail-like part
nounclassifier for fish
noun(noun) the end (of story; movie, etc.)
Example Sentences with 尾
月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
佢一個屈尾十就走咗
He just turned around and he walked away.
Words Containing 尾
踩嚫條尾caai2 can1 tiu4 mei5
step on sb's tail
徹頭徹尾cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5
out-and-out; downright; through and through
尾尾屎mei1 mei1 si2
the very last; at the very back
襯衫尾can3 saam1 mei5
shirt tail
眼尾ngaan5 mei5
edge of vision, where peripheral vision takes place.
冇尾飛堶mou5 mei5 fei1 to4
to disappear or vanish; to have a habit of disappearing
起尾注hei2 mei5 zyu3
take over (the good things)
手指尾sau2 zi2 mei1
little finger
鬼拍後尾枕gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2
to let out a secret unknowingly
闌尾炎laan4 mei5 jim4
appendicitis
扯貓尾ce2 maau1 mei5
to cover up, conspire or collude by putting on an act; be in cahoots | typically where sb. puts on a show to distract from someone else's actions in the background—a double act [] [國] 演雙簧; 唱雙簧
無尾猿mou4 mei5 jyun4
ape
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