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虎头蛇尾
hǔ​tóu​shé​wěi

fine start and poor finish

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  2. 头 頭 tóu noun
    head
    the head of a human or animal; hair or hairstyle
  3. 蛇 shé noun
    snake
    snake; serpent
  4. 尾 wěi noun
    tail
    (bound form) tail of an animal