sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng
Traditional: 三天打魚，兩天曬網
三天打鱼，两天晒网 (sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
- 2fig. not to persevere in doing sth
- 3to do sth by fits and starts
Characters in 三天打鱼，两天晒网
Related words
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