有頭威，冇尾陣
Chinese
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
head; (noun suffix) | power; might; prestige | not have (dialectal) | tail | disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell | |||
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| trad. (有頭威，冇尾陣) | 有 | 頭 | 威 | ， | 冇 | 尾 | 陣 | |
| simp. (有头威，冇尾阵) | 有 | 头 | 威 | ， | 冇 | 尾 | 阵 | |
| Literally: “have head majesty, but no tail troops”. | ||||||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
有頭威，冇尾陣
- (Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort
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