擺尾

Chinese

		pendulum; to place; to display pendulum; to place; to display; to swing; to oscillate; to show; to move; to exhibit	tail
trad. (擺尾)		擺	尾
simp. (摆尾)		摆	尾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎiwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baai² mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiwěi [Phonetic: báiwěi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiwěi
  - Wade–Giles: pai³-wei³
  - Yale: bǎi-wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baewoei
  - Palladius: байвэй (bajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baai² mei⁵
  - Yale: báai méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baai² mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bai² méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/

Verb

擺⫽尾 (verb-object)

(literally) to wag the tail
(figurative) to beg and try to please
(figurative) to be so excited that one gets carried away

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