黄腹扇尾鹟 黃腹扇尾鶲 huáng fù shàn wěi wēng (bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail; yellow-bellied fairy fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis)
黑喉红尾鸲 黑喉紅尾鴝 hēi hóu hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
黑颈长尾雉 黑頸長尾雉 hēi jǐng cháng wěi zhì (bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
龟笑鳖无尾 龜笑鱉無尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi 1. lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)2. fig. the pot calling the kettle black
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae)
棕额长尾山雀 棕額長尾山雀 zōng é cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
灰喉针尾雨燕 灰喉針尾雨燕 huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
烟黑叉尾海燕 煙黑叉尾海燕 yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
白喉针尾雨燕 白喉針尾雨燕 bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
红头长尾山雀 紅頭長尾山雀 hóng tóu cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
蓝腰短尾鹦鹉 藍腰短尾鸚鵡 lán yāo duǎn wěi yīng wǔ (bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Hydrobates tristrami)
贺兰山红尾鸲 賀蘭山紅尾鴝 hè lán shān hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) Przevalski's redstart; Ala Shan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
银喉长尾山雀 銀喉長尾山雀 yín hóu cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
银脸长尾山雀 銀臉長尾山雀 yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
马尾水师学堂 馬尾水師學堂 mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
黑眉长尾山雀 黑眉長尾山雀 hēi méi cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo 1. rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)2. its days are numbered3. won't last long
云南白斑尾柳莺 雲南白斑尾柳鶯 yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus intensior)
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi 1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai 1. lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it2. fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi see 寧做雞頭，宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu bù zuò fèng wěi]