靡不有初，鲜克有终 mǐ bù yǒu chū ， xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

CHARACTERS

靡 mǐ divide, disperse, scatter
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
初 chū
HSK 5
beginning, initial, primary
鲜 xiǎn
HSK 3
fresh; delicious; attractive
克 kè
HSK 4
gram; overcome; transliteration
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
终 zhōng
HSK 3
end; finally, in the end