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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
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Synonyms
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一曝十寒yī pù shí hán