为德不终

為德不終
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

CEDICT

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 终 zhōng
  1. end
  2. finish

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为德不卒 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
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