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龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
What 龙头蛇尾 means
- lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
The characters in 龙头蛇尾
- 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
- 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
- 蛇shésnake; serpent
- 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant
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