尾大不掉 in English wei3 da4 bu4 diao4 Meaning

Meanings

• large tail obstructs action (idiomatic expression); bottom heavy
• metaphorically rendered ineffective by subordinates

Pinyin

wei3 da4 bu4 diao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

尾wei3tail 大da4big 不bu4(negative prefix) 掉diao4to fall