粵

半bun3途tou4而ji4廢fai3

simp半途而废
bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3ban4tu2er2fei4bàn tú ér fèi

English

  1. to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
  2. (verb) Drop out in half way
  3. to give up halfway

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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