三天打鱼，两天晒网

Traditional: 三天打魚，兩天曬網

sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng

Dictionary entry

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)

What does 三天打鱼，两天晒网 mean?

三天打鱼，两天晒网 (sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)

2fig. not to persevere in doing sth

3to do sth by fits and starts

Character breakdown

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三Sānsurname San 天tiānday · sky 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]鱼Yúsurname Yu 两liǎngtwo · both 晒shàivariant of 曬|晒[shai4]网wǎngnet; web · network

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How to pronounce 三天打鱼，两天晒网

三天打鱼，两天晒网

sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng

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