一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)

4 characters

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius)

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Word information

Pinyin
yī pù shí hán
Meaning
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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Characters
4
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