跋胡疐尾
bá hú zhì wěi · (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 跋胡疐尾
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]; variant of 胡同[hu2 tong4]
尾巴wěibatail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
胡子húzibeard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit
结尾jiéwěiending; coda; to wind up
胡乱húluàncareless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how
胡闹húnàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble