一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

Dictionary entry

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

What does 一不做，二不休 mean?

一不做，二不休 (yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

2fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog

3in for a penny, in for a pound

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose 二èrtwo · 2 休Xiūsurname Xiu

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How to pronounce 一不做，二不休

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

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