半途而廢
simp半途而废bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3ban4tu2er2fei4bàn tú ér fèi
English
- to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- (verb) Drop out in half way
- to give up halfway
粵語 — Cantonese
- 中途放棄,唔將樣嘢做完佢
Examples
冇乜嘢衰得過半途而廢。
Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
不要半途而廢。
Once you have begun to do something, never give up.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你做事不能半途而废。
You shouldn't do things by halves.
Tatoeba · serendipity42 CC BY
半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY
做咩都唔好半途而廢。
Never do things by halves.
做事半途而廢,又點會有成就呢?
How are you ever going to achieve anything if you give up halfway?
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk