有始无终

Traditional: 有始無終

yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

Dictionary entry

to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through

What does 有始无终 mean?

有始无终 (yǒu shǐ wú zhōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through

2lack of sticking power

3short attention span

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)始shǐto begin · to start 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]终zhōngend · finish

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有始无终

yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

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