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有頭威冇尾陣 (jau5 tau4 wai1 mou5 mei5 zan6) — start strong but finish weak in Cantonese

jauˏ₅有tauˎ₄頭waiˉ¹威mouˏ₅冇meiˏ₅尾zanˍ₆陣
简 有头威冇尾阵
Mandarin Pinyin: you3 tou2 wei1 mao3 wei3 zhen4

Meaning of 有頭威冇尾陣

nounstart strong but finish weak
nounstarting strong at the beginning but not ending strong; to abort a mission halfway through

Characters in 有頭威冇尾陣

有jau5
there is; exist; be present
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
威wai1
deter with prowess; threaten by force
冇mou5
don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no
尾mei5
end; remnant; remaining part
陣zan6
spell (of pain, diziness, cold weather); fit (of coughing); wave (of vertigo); burst (of applause); gust (of joy, wind); spatter (of rain)

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