为德不卒

Traditional: 為德不卒

wéi dé bù zú

Dictionary entry

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through

What does 为德不卒 mean?

为德不卒 (wéi dé bù zú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through

2lack of sticking power

3short attention span

Character breakdown

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为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 德DéGermany · German 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-卒zúvariant of 卒[zu2]

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How to pronounce 为德不卒

为德不卒

wéi dé bù zú

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