wéi​dé​bù​zú

to start well but not finish

Senses

为德不卒/ 為德不卒 wéi​dé​bù​zú to start well but not finish

To start doing something virtuous or kind but fail to see it through to the end; to lack the persistence to finish a good deed.

References

variant 为德不卒/為德不卒 为德不终/為德不終
same_as 为德不终/為德不終 为德不卒/為德不卒