- 三天打魚,兩天曬網
- sāntiāndǎyú,liǎngtiānshàiwǎnggo fishing for three days and dry the nets for two —work by fits and starts; lack perseverance* * *三天打魚,兩天曬網|三天打鱼,两天晒网 [sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng] ► lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) ► fig. not to persevere in doing sth ► to do sth by fits and starts
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.