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一曝十寒

yī pù shí hán

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Definitions

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