虎頭蛇尾

See also: 虎头蛇尾

Chinese

		tiger	head; (noun suffix)	snake; serpent	tail
trad. (虎頭蛇尾)		虎	頭	蛇	尾
simp. (虎头蛇尾)		虎	头	蛇	尾
Literally: “tiger's head, but snake's tail”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǔtóushéwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² tau⁴ se⁴ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǔtóushéwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huutoursherwoei
  - IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² tau⁴ se⁴ mei⁵
  - Yale: fú tàuh sèh méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² tau⁴ se⁴ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² teo⁴ sé⁴ méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛː²¹ mei̯¹³/

Idiom

虎頭蛇尾

to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort

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