粵

一jat1曝buk6十sap6寒hon4

jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4yī pù shí hán

English

  1. one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. sporadic effort
  3. lack of sticking power
  4. short attention span

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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