- to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- lack of sticking power
- short attention span
Characters
- 有 (有): to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 始 (始): to begin; to start; then; only then
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 终 (終): end; finish
Resources
- Wiktionary: 有始无终
- MDBG: 有始无终
- Examples with 有始无终 on Tatoeba
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