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頭
冇
尾
[-
头
--]
Jyutping
jau5 tau4 mou5 mei5
Pinyin
yǒu tóu mǎo wěi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(adjective) finish a task/job incompletely
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adj, Cantonese
having a start but not a finish
(syn.) 有始無終, 有始无终
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
虎頭蛇尾 – 虎头蛇尾
有始無終 – 有始无终
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢好马虎㗎,做嘢有头冇尾。
佢好馬虎㗎,做嘢有頭冇尾。
keoi5 hou2 maa1 fu1 gaa3, zou6 je5 jau5 tau4 mou5 mei5.
He is quite careless, never being able to finish what he started.