一 曝 十 寒

yī pù shí hándictionary entry

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span

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一曝十寒 一曝十寒 [yi1 pu4 shi2 han2] /one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp/sporadic effort/lack of sticking power/short attention span/

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