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夹起尾巴
jiā qǐ wěi ba
What 夹起尾巴 means
- to tuck one's tail between one's legs
- fig. to back down
- in a humiliating situation
The characters in 夹起尾巴
- 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
- 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
- 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant
- 巴bāto long for; to wish; to cling to
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