靡不有初，鲜克有终

mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

Definitions

1. almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

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Child Words of 靡不有初，鲜克有终

no; not so

to be able to

at first

to have; there is

fresh

few

end

to waste (money)

extravagant