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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。