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一曝十寒

一曝十寒

yī pù shí hán

yat1 buk6 sap6 hon4

sporadic effort

Somewhat infrequent

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

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MDBG: 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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