See 有頭威，冇尾陣 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "have head majesty, but no tail troops",
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"to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort"
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"(Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort"
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"roman": "hǔtóushéwěi",
"word": "虎頭蛇尾"
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"roman": "hǔtóushéwěi",
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"zh_pron": "jau⁵ tau⁴ wai¹"
},
{
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "móuh méih jahn"
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "yeo⁵ teo⁴ wei¹"
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "mou⁵ méi⁵ zen⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/",
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"word": "有頭威，冇尾陣"
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"Chinese terms spelled with 威",
"Chinese terms spelled with 尾",
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"(Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort"
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},
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},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
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},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁵ méi⁵ zen⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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"synonyms": [
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"roman": "hǔtóushéwěi",
"word": "虎頭蛇尾"
},
{
"roman": "hǔtóushéwěi",
"word": "虎头蛇尾"
}
],
"word": "有頭威，冇尾陣"
}
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