Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Long đầu xà vĩ

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

A person with a good start but a poor end

Literally: Dragon head, snake tail

Examples

Dự án khởi đầu rất tốt nhưng kết thúc không đạt yêu cầu, thật là long đầu xà vĩThe project started very well but ended up not meeting the requirements, it's really dragon head, snake tail

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Long đầu xà vĩ” mean?

A person with a good start but a poor end Literally: Dragon head, snake tail

Is “Long đầu xà vĩ” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time