有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. lack of sticking power
  3. short attention span

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
始 shǐ begin, start; then, only then
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
終 zhōng end; finally, in the end