一不做，二不休

Traditional form:

一不做，二不休

Pinyin (reading):

yībùzuò,èrbùxiū

Definitions:

• lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
• fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
• in for a penny, in for a pound

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 做 - to work, to make; to act
• 二 - two; twice
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 做 - to work, to make; to act
• 二 - two; twice
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 休 - to rest; to stop; to retire