有頭威，冇尾陣
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Chinese
[edit]to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
head; (noun suffix) | power; might; prestige | not have (dialectal) | tail | disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell | |||
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| trad. (有頭威，冇尾陣) | 有 | 頭 | 威 | ， | 冇 | 尾 | 陣 | |
| simp. (有头威，冇尾阵) | 有 | 头 | 威 | ， | 冇 | 尾 | 阵 | |
| Literally: “have head majesty, but no tail troops”. | ||||||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 tau4 wai1, mou5 mei5 zan6
- Yale: yáuh tàuh wāi, móuh méih jahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 tau4 wai1, mou5 mei5 dzan6
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 teo4 wei1, mou5 méi5 zen6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]有頭威，冇尾陣
- (Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort