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have a beginning but no end; leave something unfinished; start something but not finish it

yǒu tóu wú wěi

有 头 无 尾

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deroghave a beginning but no end; leave something unfinished; start something but not finish it
- yǒu tóu wú wěi de shì shì bù zhí de yī shì de
  有头无尾的事是不值得一试的。
  Leaving something unfinished is not worthy of doing.
synonym
hǔ tóu shé wěi虎头蛇尾 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng有始无终
antonym
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng善始善终 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng有始有终 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi有头有尾

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