只恐龙头蛇尾 (只恐龍頭蛇尾) zhǐ kǒng lóng tóu shé wěi

zhǐ kǒng lóng tóu shé wěi phrase I’m afraid [he has] the head of a dragon but the tail of a snake
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan School , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from 碧巖錄 “The Blue Cliff Record” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Cleary 1998, p. 63; T 2003, scroll 1))