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tou2
she2
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  1. lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

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  • 虎 (虎): tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • 头 (頭): head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
  • 蛇 (虵): variant of 蛇[she2]
  • 尾 (尾): tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish

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