一曝十寒 yīpùshíhán to work by fits and starts Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone曝 pù to sun (bound form) to sun; to air; to expose to the sun十 shí numeral ten the number ten; 10寒 hán to stop (literary) to terminate; to cease; to let something go cold; to neglect