| 一不做，二不休 |
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū |
lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 做 |
zuò |
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不休 |
bù xiū |
endlessly / ceaselessly |
| 休 |
Xiū |
surname Xiu |
| 休 |
xiū |
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't |