hú li wěi ba

狐狸尾巴 (hú li wěi ba) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions; to reveal one's evil nature; evidence that reveals the villain”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3evidence that reveals the villain

Characters in 狐狸尾巴

狐hú · fox狸lí · (bound form) used in the names of small mammals尾wěi · tail巴bā · to long for

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