虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾) hǔ tóu shé wěi
hǔ tóu shé wěi
set phrase
a tiger's head and snake's tail; a noble start but weak finish
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '虎頭蛇尾'; Guoyu '虎頭蛇尾')
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- Fleeting Enthusiasm 五分鐘的熱度 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 1
- Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
- The Buddha's Way of Teaching 佛陀的教育法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 1
- Writings on Application in Life - An Ethics View 生活應用篇 倫理觀 Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: A Happy Life - The Advantages of Patience 卷一 快樂的生活 耐煩的好處 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 10 - The Human World is Filled with Joy 《星雲法語10－歡喜滿人間》 — count: 1
- Shortcomings 缺 點 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Essentials of Handling Affairs - Working 卷一 處事之要 做事 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》 — count: 1
- 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
Collocations
- 做事虎头蛇尾 (做事虎頭蛇尾) 也有的人做事虎頭蛇尾 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》, Shortcomings 缺 點 — count: 2
- 切莫虎头蛇尾 (切莫虎頭蛇尾) 切莫虎頭蛇尾 — Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》, Writings on Application in Life - An Ethics View 生活應用篇 倫理觀 — count: 2