大头小尾 — “Big head, small tail”
大头小尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start a task with great enthusiasm but fail to maintain momentum and carry it through to completion; to start strong and finish weak”. Literally, “Big head, small tail”.
大头小尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 大头小尾 mean?
大头小尾 (dà tóu xiǎo wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start a task with great enthusiasm but fail to maintain momentum and carry it through to completion; to start strong and finish weak”.
How do you pronounce 大头小尾?
大头小尾 is pronounced dà tóu xiǎo wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大头小尾 literally mean?
Literally, 大头小尾 means “Big head, small tail”. It is used to mean “to start a task with great enthusiasm but fail to maintain momentum and carry it through to completion; to start strong and finish weak”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大头小尾?
犹“虎头蛇尾”。比喻做事前紧后松，有始无终。