老鼠尾巴 in English lao3 shu3 wei3 ba5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) rat's tail; metaphorically a follower of inferior stature

Simplified Characters

老 鼠 尾 巴

Traditional Characters

老 鼠 尾 巴

Pinyin

lao3 shu3 wei3 ba5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 鼠shu3rat 尾wei3tail 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)