没头没尾

沒頭沒尾

méitóuméiwěi

idiom

Meanings

1 without beginning or end
2 incoherent
3 fragmentary

Characters

head; beginning

Examples

他说了一段没头没尾的话,谁都听不懂。

Tā shuō le yí duàn méi tóu méi wěi de huà, shéi dōu tīng bù dǒng.

He said something without beginning or end — no one could understand.

这个故事讲得没头没尾。

Zhège gùshi jiǎng de méi tóu méi wěi.

The story was told in a fragmentary way.

Tips

usage

Four-character idiomatic phrase using parallel 没…没… structure. Used to criticize narratives, reports or messages that lack proper context — neither setup nor resolution. Compare 有头有尾 ('to do something thoroughly, beginning to end').

Stroke Order

没 méi

头 tóu

尾 wěi