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一暴十寒
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PinYin yī pù shí hán
Simplified 一暴十寒
Traditional 一暴十寒
- one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- sporadic effort
- short attention span
Chinese meanings
- yī pù shí hán
《孟子·告子》:‘虽有天下易生之物也,一日暴之(‘暴’同‘曝pù’),十日寒之,未有能生者也。’比喻时而勤奋,事儿懈怠,没有恒心。
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