"有頭威,冇尾陣" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/ Chinese transliterations: jau⁵ tau⁴ wai¹, mou⁵ mei⁵ zan⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yáuh tàuh wāi, móuh méih jahn [Cantonese, Yale], jau⁵ tau⁴ wai¹, mou⁵ mei⁵ dzan⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yeo⁵ teo⁴ wei¹, mou⁵ méi⁵ zen⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 有头威,冇尾阵
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 有頭威,冇尾陣
  1. (Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic Synonyms: 虎頭蛇尾/虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi), 虎頭蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi), 虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi)
    Sense id: en-有頭威,冇尾陣-zh-phrase-J-kd57R4 Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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