Traduction :
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
Référence :
卒:完毕,终了。指没有把好事做到底。
Origine :
《史记·淮阴侯列传》:“公,小人也,为德不卒。”
Exemple :
快呀,请指示我!莫要“~”!(鲁迅《三闲集·通信》)
Annotation :
为德不卒1
1. wéidébùzú :
[EN] to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span