yǒu​shǐ​wú​zhōng

to start but not finish

  1. to have
    to have; to possess; to include; to carry (a trait or quality)
  2. shǐ nounadverb
    beginning
    (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin
  3. adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  4. zhōng adverbadjective
    end
    (bound form) end; finish; the final stage or conclusion of something, opposite of shǐ