翹尾巴
Chinese
| outstanding; to raise | tail; tail-like part | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翹尾巴) | 翹 | 尾巴 | |
| simp. (翘尾巴) | 翘 | 尾巴 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiào wěiba
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciào wěibå
- Wade–Giles: chʻiao4 wei3-pa5
- Yale: chyàu wěi-ba
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaw woei.ba
- Palladius: цяо вэйба (cjao vɛjba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiào yǐba
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciào yǐbå
- Wade–Giles: chʻiao4 i3-pa5
- Yale: chyàu yǐ-ba
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaw yii.ba
- Palladius: цяо иба (cjao iba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiàoyǐbar
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄚㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciàoyǐbår
- Wade–Giles: chʻiao4-i3-pa5-ʼrh
- Yale: chyàu-yǐ-bar
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiawyii.bal
- Palladius: цяоибар (cjaoibar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴ b̥ɑɻ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kiu4 mei5 baa1
- Yale: kìuh méih bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: kiu4 mei5 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: kiu4 méi5 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
翹⫽尾巴 (verb-object)
- (figuratively) to be cocky; to be haughty and snooty
- 倒是沒有犯過錯誤的人容易犯錯誤，因為他容易把尾巴翹得高。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Dàoshì méiyǒu fàn guò cuòwù de rén róngyì fàn cuòwù, yīnwèi tā róngyì bǎ wěiba qiào de gāo. [Pinyin]
- On the other hand, since it is easier for those who have not erred to become cocky, they are prone to make mistakes.
倒是没有犯过错误的人容易犯错误，因为他容易把尾巴翘得高。 [MSC, simp.]