| 为德不终 |
wéi dé bù zhōng |
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- |
| 终 |
zhōng |
end / finish |