为德不卒 |
wéi dé bù zú |
to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span |
为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
德 |
Dé |
Germany / German / abbr. for 德国 |
德 |
dé |
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind |
德 |
dé |
variant of 德 |
德 |
dé |
variant of 德 |
不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
卒 |
zú |
variant of 卒 |
卒 |
cù |
variant of 猝 |
卒 |
zú |
soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess |