龙头蛇尾
lóng​tóu​shé​wěi

a strong start but weak finish

  • created reference approved 龙头蛇尾/龍頭蛇尾 → 虎头蛇尾/虎頭蛇尾 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龙头蛇尾 / 龍頭蛇尾 lóng​tóu​shé​wěi

    虎头蛇尾 / 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ​tóu​shé​wěi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 龙头蛇尾/龍頭蛇尾 · lóng​tóu​shé​wěi · a strong start but weak finish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龙头蛇尾 / 龍頭蛇尾

    lóng​tóu​shé​wěi

    a strong start but weak finish

    literally "dragon's head, snake's tail"; describes a situation where something starts with great energy or display but ends weakly or fades to nothing.

    龙头 (literal) → 龙头/龍頭 · lóng​tóu · dragon head 蛇 (literal) → 蛇 · shé · snake 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail

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

    created sense