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有始无终

yǒu shǐ zhōng to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
yǒu to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
  shǐ to begin / to start / then / only then
   used in 南无
   not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
    zhōng end / finish
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