一曝十寒
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort; lack of sticking power; short attention span
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- one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- sporadic effort
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span
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Related Words
一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→有始无终(yǒu shǐ wú zhōng)— to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
→有头无尾(yǒu tóu wú wěi)— to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
→为德不卒(wéi dé bù zú)— to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
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