一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
曝 pù
HSK 6
sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun
十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
寒 hán
HSK 4
cold, wintry, chilly