Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu thừa đuôi thẹo

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Meaning · English

Something starts well but ends poorly

Literally: Head is abundant, tail is weak

Examples

Dự án đó bắt đầu rất tốt nhưng đầu thừa đuôi thẹoThat project started very well but began well and ended poorly

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu thừa đuôi thẹo” mean?

Something starts well but ends poorly Literally: Head is abundant, tail is weak

Is “Đầu thừa đuôi thẹo” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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