一曝十寒

yī pù shí hán

Dictionary entry

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

What does 一曝十寒 mean?

一曝十寒 (yī pù shí hán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

2sporadic effort

3lack of sticking power

4short attention span

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一yīone · single 曝bàoused in 曝光[bao4 guang1] · Taiwan pr. [pu4]十shíten · 10 寒háncold · poor

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