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jauˏ₅tauˎ₄waiˉ¹mouˏ₅meiˏ₅zanˍ₆
(有头威,冇尾阵)
Pinyin
you3 tou2 wei1 , mao3 wei3 zhen4
Translations
noun
to 'peter out'; run out of steam after an impressive start
jauˏ₅tauˎ₄waiˉ¹mouˏ₅meiˏ₅zanˍ₆
(有头威冇尾阵)
Pinyin
you3 tou2 wei1 mao3 wei3 zhen4
Translations
noun
start strong but finish weak
noun
starting strong at the beginning but not ending strong; to abort a mission halfway through
jauˏ₅tauˎ₄wai1,mouˏ₅tauˎ₄zanˍ₆
(有头威,冇头阵)
Pinyin
you3 tou5 wei1, mao3 tou2 zhen4
Translations
noun
to have a start strong but a weak finish [colloquial]
noun
to have a start strong but a weak finish [colloquial]