龙头蛇尾 in English long2 tou2 she2 wei3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) dragon's head, snake's tail (idiomatic expression); metaphorically a strong start but weak finish

Simplified Characters

龙 头 蛇 尾

Traditional Characters

龍 頭 蛇 尾

Pinyin

long2 tou2 she2 wei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

龙long2surname Long 头tou2head 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2] 尾wei3tail