一曝十寒
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | to air; to sun | ten | cold; poor; to tremble | ||
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simp. and trad. (一曝十寒) | 一 | 曝 | 十 | 寒 | |
Literally: “one day's sun, ten days' frost”. |
Etymology
From the book Mencius.
Pronunciation
Idiom
一曝十寒
- (figuratively) to work for a bit then skimp