靡不有初，鲜克有终
Traditional: 靡不有初，鮮克有終Dictionary entry
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
What does 靡不有初，鲜克有终 mean?
靡不有初，鲜克有终 (mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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靡míto waste (money)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)初chū(bound form) at first; initially · (bound form) first; early鲜xiǎnvariant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]克Kèabbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia · (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia终zhōngend · finish
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