created reference approved 一曝十寒 → 一暴十寒 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一曝十寒 yīpùshíhán
一暴十寒 yīpùshíhán
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 一曝十寒 → 孟子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一曝十寒 yīpùshíhán
孟子 mèngzǐ
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 一曝十寒 · yīpùshíhán · to work by fits and starts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一曝十寒
yīpùshíhán
to work by fits and starts
(idiom) to lack sticking power or persistence; to work hard for a day and then neglect the task for many more. This phrase originally comes from the philosopher [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]], referring to a plant that cannot grow if it is given one day of sun followed by ten days of frost.
yípùshíhán
一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 曝 (literal) → 曝 · pù · to sun 十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 寒 (literal) → 寒 · hán · to stop
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition