尾大不掉 [－－－－]

Jyutping mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6
Pinyin wěi dà bù diào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    a subordinate becomes too powerful for their superior to control
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尾大不掉
    尾大不掉
    wěi dà bù diào
    • "too fat a tail to wag"; to be hampered by one's own powerful subordinates