有头无尾 in English you3 tou2 wu2 wei3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to start but not finish (idiomatic expression); to fail to carry things through
  • lack of sticking power
  • short attention span

Simplified Characters

有 头 无 尾

Traditional Characters

有 頭 無 尾

Pinyin

you3 tou2 wu2 wei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

有you3to have 头tou2head 无wu2not to have 尾wei3tail