为德不卒

為德不卒
wéidébùzú
  1. to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span

CEDICT

好事没有做到底。

重編國語辭典

好事没有做到底

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=1 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi
=2 德 dé
  1. virtue
  2. goodness
  3. morality
  4. ethics
  5. kindness
  6. favor
  7. character
  8. kind
=2 德 dé variant of 德 dé
=2 德 dé variant of 德 dé
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=4 卒 zú variant of 卒 zú
=4 卒 zú
  1. soldier
  2. servant
  3. to finish
  4. to die
  5. finally
  6. at last
  7. pawn in Chinese chess

Related entries

为德不终 wéidébùzhōng
  1. to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span
有始无终 yǒushǐwúzhōng
  1. to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span
一曝十寒 yīpùshíhán
  1. one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. sporadic effort
  3. lack of sticking power
  4. short attention span