| 龙头蛇尾 |
lóng tóu shé wěi |
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
| 龙 |
Lóng |
surname Long |
| 龙 |
lóng |
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur |
| 龙头 |
lóng tóu |
faucet; tap / bicycle handlebar / chief; boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader; front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龙船 |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |
| 蛇 |
shé |
variant of 蛇 |
| 蛇 |
shé |
snake / serpent / CL:条 |
| 蛇 |
yí |
used in 委蛇 |
| 尾 |
wěi |
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish |
| 尾 |
yǐ |
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc |