yǒu​shǐ​wú​zhōng

to start but not finish

Senses

有始无终/ 有始無終 yǒu​shǐ​wú​zhōng to start but not finish

(idiom) To start something but fail to carry it through; to lack the perseverance to finish what one started.

References

antonym 有始无终/有始無終 有始有终/有始有終
synonym 有始无终/有始無終 半途而废/半途而廢
antonym 有始有终/有始有終 有始无终/有始無終
synonym 有头无尾/有頭無尾 有始无终/有始無終