yī pù shí hán

一曝十寒 (yī pù shí hán) is a Chinese word meaning “one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort; lack of sticking power”.

Meanings

  1. 1one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2sporadic effort
  3. 3lack of sticking power
  4. 4short attention span

Characters in 一曝十寒

一yī · one曝bào · used in 曝光[bao4 guang1]十shí · ten寒hán · cold

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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