为德不卒
为德不卒
wéi dé bù zú
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
verbidiom
Traditional: 為德不卒
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- (verb, idiom) to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span
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Related Words
为德不终(wéi dé bù zhōng)— to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
→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
→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
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