Origin Chinese: 虎头蛇尾 Pinyin: hǔ tóu shé wěi Literal Translation: Tiger head, snake tail Explanation: This idiom describes something that starts off strong but ends weak. It implies that although one may begin a task or project with great enthusiasm or confidence, the momentum fades away, resulting in an anticlimactic finish.

汉语里有一个成语叫“虎头蛇尾”，意思是“批评有些人做事开头来势很猛，到后来却草草收尾”。如果将此成语照字面译做with the tiger's head and the snake's tail，老外看了会怎么想？

2020年7月28日 · 虎头蛇尾 Head of a tiger and tail of a snake. While dragons are a good match for tigers in terms of strength, snakes are a less apt pairing. This idiom describes an action or initiative that starts with a bang, but goes out with a whimper. 做任何事都要认真，决不能虎头蛇尾。

2022年5月4日 · tiger head, snake tail (Hǔ tóu shé wěi) In expressions involving animals, some beasts tend to represent positive and virtuous qualities, e.g. the tiger, the horse, the dragon. Others, like the pig and the snake, are typically associated with negative, undesirable ones.

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The Chinese translation of 虎头蛇尾 is a tiger's head and a snake's tail; fine start and poor finish; in like a lion, out like a lamb; the mountain has brought forth a mouse .

English: “Tiger head, snake tail” Definition: The idiom “虎頭蛇尾” (Hǔtóushéwěi) metaphorically speaks of situations or actions that start strong (like a tiger’s head) but end weak (like a snake’s tail).

2023年10月6日 · 'Ryū' (竜) means "dragon," 'tō' (頭) means "head," 'da' (蛇) means "snake," and 'bi' (尾) means "tail," making the literal meaning of this idiom "a dragon's head, a snake's tail." Incidentally, you can use 'ko' (虎 - meaning "tiger") instead of 'ryū' (竜) and say 'kotō dabi' (虎頭蛇尾), which retains the same meaning as 'ryūto dabi'.

Definition lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

2010年2月20日 · This Chinese metaphor 虎头蛇尾 (hŭ tóu shé wĕi) literally means "tiger head, snake tail". In Chinese tradition, tiger symbolizes, among other things, invincibility, might, power and snake sneakiness. Another explanation is that a …