有始无终
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
verbidiom
Traditional: 有始無終
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Definitions
- (verb, idiom) to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span
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Related Words
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
→为德不终(wéi dé bù zhōng)— to start on virtue but give up (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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