一曝十寒
Traditional form:
一曝十寒
Pinyin (reading):
yīpùshíhán
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
- 曝 - to air out, to expose to sunlight; to reveal
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
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