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三天打鱼，两天晒网

三天打魚，兩天曬網

sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng

saam1 tin1 da2 yu2 , leung5 tin1 saai3 mong5

to do sth by fits and starts

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lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts / to work in fits and starts /

Adso: to work in fits and starts

Cantofish: sameadso

MDBG: lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing sth; to do sth by fits and starts

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