虎頭蛇尾 (fu2 tau4 se4 mei5) — a tiger's head but a snake's tail (anticlimax; cop out) in Cantonese
fuˊ²虎tauˎ₄頭seˎ₄蛇meiˏ₅尾简 虎头蛇尾
Mandarin Pinyin: hu3 tou2 she2 wei3
Meaning of 虎頭蛇尾
nouna tiger's head but a snake's tail (anticlimax; cop out)
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