How to pronounce 虎頭蛇尾 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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本人都希望佢來緊唔好虎頭蛇尾
We all hope he's coming off a bull's-eye.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

本人 bun2 jan4
myself
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
希望 hei1 mong6
hope
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
虎頭蛇尾 fu2 tau4 se4 mei5
good start but poor finish

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