龙头蛇尾 (龍頭蛇尾) lóng tóu shé wěi

1. lóng tóu shé wěi set phrase dragon head and snake tail; strong start but weak finish
   Domain: Idiom 成语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '龍頭蛇尾'; Guoyu '龍頭蛇尾'; Han Dian '龙头蛇尾')
2. lóng tóu shé wěi set phrase to start off big and end up in nothing
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)

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• 只恐龙头蛇尾(只恐龍頭蛇尾) I’m afraid [he has] the head of a dragon but the tail of a snake

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• Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊　佛教常識 第十六課　佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1