夹尾巴 in English jia1 wei3 ba5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have one's tail between one's legs

Simplified Characters

夹 尾 巴

Traditional Characters

夾 尾 巴

Pinyin

jia1 wei3 ba5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

夹jia1to press from either side 尾wei3tail 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)