more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil(dà tóu xiǎo wěi)

more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil

more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil. As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à t ó uxi à ow à I, which means "tiger head and snake tail". It refers to doing things tight before and loose after. It's from officialdom.

The origin of Idioms

In the 33rd chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty, it is said: "this is a common practice in Chinese officialdom. It's not that the people who write books should be careful first and then brief. They have no beginning and no end."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: tiger head and snake tail antonym: beginning and end

Idiom usage

There is no ending. example you can't do anything big and small and make a fuss.

Chinese PinYin : dà tóu xiǎo wěi