mǐ​bù​yǒu​chū​xiǎn​kè​yǒu​zhōng

all have a beginning, but few have an end

Senses

靡不有初,鲜克有终/ 靡不有初,鮮克有終 mǐ​bù​yǒu​chū​xiǎn​kè​yǒu​zhōng all have a beginning, but few have an end

Originally meaning that most things start out well but few are carried through to completion, this idiom is used as a warning to be steadfast and finish what one has started.

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