蝎子的尾巴，毒蠍子的尾巴，毒蠍子的尾巴，毒

a scorpion's tail: poisonous

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone extremely vicious and malicious. Critical.
Wordplay: 毒 (dú) means both 'poisonous' literally, as the scorpion's sting, and 'vicious, malicious' for a person.

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Simplified: 蝎子的尾巴，毒
Traditional (Taiwan): 蠍子的尾巴，毒
Pinyin: xiēzi de wěiba, dú
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ，ㄉㄨˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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