半途而廢
See also: 半途而废
Chinese
halfway; midway | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) | abolish; crippled | ||
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trad. (半途而廢) | 半途 | 而 | 廢 | |
simp. (半途而废) | 半途 | 而 | 废 |
Etymology
From the Book of Rites:
- 君子遵道而行,半塗而廢,吾弗能已矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Jūnzǐ zūn dào ér xíng, bàn tú ér fèi, wú fú néng yǐyǐ. [Pinyin]
- The good man tries to proceed according to the right path, but when he has gone halfway, he abandons it — I am not able so to stop.
君子遵道而行,半涂而废,吾弗能已矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
半途而廢
- to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started