為德不終

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to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through · lack of sticking power · short attention span

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span

Written Forms

為德不終Traditional · Main Form
为德不终Alternate Form

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