Little head and little tail
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǎ ot ó uqu ē w ě I, which means that things are incomplete. From the lamp on the wrong road.
The origin of Idioms
The 16th chapter of "the lamp on the wrong road" written by Li Lvyuan in Qing Dynasty: "this is what you do, younger brother Wang Xiandi
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in figurative sentences. example this little story is hard to understand.
Little head and little tail
a plot to gain time in order to complete defense - huǎn bīng zhī jì
fly right and enjoy high reputation - zhēng zhēng yǒu shēng
execute one as a warning to others - shā yī jǐng bǎi