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the tail is too big to wag; (of institution, organization) too bulky and slack to render effective leadership

wěi dà bù diào

尾 大 不 掉

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derogthe tail is too big to wag; (of institution, organization) too bulky and slack to render effective leadership
- wěi dà bù diào de guān liáo jī gòu
  尾大不掉的官僚机构
  unwieldy bureaucracy
synonym
wěi dà nàn diào尾大难掉 qiáng zhī ruò běn强枝弱本 mò dà bù diào末大不掉
antonym
jīng bīng jiǎn zhèng精兵简政

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