虎頭蛇尾
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See also: 虎头蛇尾
Chinese[edit]
tiger | head; (noun suffix) | snake; serpent | tail | ||
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trad. (虎頭蛇尾) | 虎 | 頭 | 蛇 | 尾 | |
simp. (虎头蛇尾) | 虎 | 头 | 蛇 | 尾 | |
Literally: “tiger's head, but snake's tail”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
虎頭蛇尾
- to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort
Synonyms[edit]
- (Min Nan) 虎頭鳥鼠尾/虎头鸟鼠尾, 有頭無尾/有头无尾
- (Teochew) 虎頭鐵釘尾/虎头铁钉尾
- (Cantonese) 有頭威,冇尾陣/有头威,冇尾阵 (jau5 tau4 wai1, mou5 mei5 zan6)