三天打魚,兩天曬網
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See also: 三天打鱼,两天晒网
Chinese[edit]
three | day; sky; heaven | to catch fish; to fish | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
day; sky; heaven | to sun | net; network | |||
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trad. (三天打魚,兩天曬網) | 三 | 天 | 打魚 | , | 兩 | 天 | 曬 | 網 | |
simp. (三天打鱼,两天晒网) | 三 | 天 | 打鱼 | , | 两 | 天 | 晒 | 网 | |
Literally: “to fish for three days and dry the net for two”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
三天打魚,兩天曬網
- (figurative) to fail to persevere in something; to be unwilling or too lazy to concentrate