爛尾
làn​wěi

to remain unfinished

  • created sense approved 烂尾/爛尾 · làn​wěi · to remain unfinished — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烂尾 / 爛尾

    làn​wěi

    to remain unfinished

    Describes a construction project or task that cannot be completed due to setbacks like lack of funding or poor management; literally "rotten tail"

    烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · to rot 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · end; remainder

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense