Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tail: The rear, elongated part of an animal's body, extending from the end of the spine. This is the primary meaning.
   • End / Back part: The final or rearmost section of an object, opposite its front or head.
   • File / Extension: In computing, the suffix at the end of a filename (e.g., .txt, .doc) indicating its type.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tail):

  • Con mèo vẫy đuôi. (The cat wags its tail.)
  • Đuôi cá rất linh hoạt. (The fish's tail is very flexible.)

• Noun (End part):

  • Cô ấy ngồi ở đuôi thuyền. (She sat at the stern of the boat.)
  • Đoàn xe đi nối đuôi nhau. (The convoy of vehicles went one after the other.)

• Noun (Computing):

  • Tập tin này có đuôi là .pdf. (This file has the extension .pdf.)

Advanced Usage

• "đuôi mắt": The outer corner of the eye; the tail of the eye.

  • Cô ấy liếc nhìn bằng đuôi mắt. (She glanced out of the corner of her eye.)

• "có đầu có đuôi": To be coherent and complete (of a story or explanation); to have a beginning and an end.

  • Câu chuyện anh kể có đầu có đuôi. (The story you told is coherent and complete.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đuôi sam (n): A ponytail (hairstyle).

  • Cô bé buộc tóc thành đuôi sam. (The little girl tied her hair in a ponytail.)

• Đuôi nheo (n): A fishtail (shape or part); also can refer to a flirtatious glance.

  • Chiếc váy có viền đuôi nheo. (The dress has a fishtail hem.)

Synonyms

• Tail: rear appendage of an animal.
• End: conclusion, rear, extremity.
• Suffix / Extension: in computing terminology.

Related Idioms

• Chạy dài đuôi: To drag on, to be very long (often of a speech or text).

  • Bài phát biểu chạy dài đuôi. (The speech dragged on.)

• Nối đuôi: To follow closely one after another; to tailgate.

  • Xe máy nối đuôi nhau trên đường. (The motorbikes followed one another closely on the road.)

noun

1. tail; file; end
   • đuôi mắt
     the tail of one's eye