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虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)

hǔ tóu shé wěi

Definition

  1. (lit.) tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

Character Decomposition

虎
=
⾌
+
几
头
=
大
+
？
蛇
=
虫
+
它
尾
=
尸
+
毛

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