尾大不掉

wěidàbúdiào

leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates; (of an organization) too cumbersome to be effective

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wei3 da4 bu4 diao4

large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy, fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates

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尾大不掉|尾大不掉 [wěi dà bù diào] ► large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy ► fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates