bá hú zhì wěi

跋胡疐尾 (bá hú zhì wěi) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat

Characters in 跋胡疐尾

跋bá · postscript胡hú · non-Han people, esp. from central Asia疐zhì · prostrate尾wěi · tail

Related words

胡说to talk nonsense胡子beard胡non-Han people, esp. from central Asia胡used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]胡beard胡surname Hu胡扯to chatter胡说八道to talk rubbish尾tail尾horse's tail鸡尾酒(calque) cocktail结尾ending

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