一曝十寒 (yī pù shí hán) | Meaning: one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

in two minds about sth (idiom) · half-hearted · shilly-shallying三心二意sān xīn èr yì

to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through · lack of sticking power · short attention span有始无终yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through · lack of sticking power · short attention span为德不终wéi dé bù zhōng

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) · fig. not to persevere in doing sth · to do sth by fits and starts三天打鱼，两天晒网sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng

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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