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Chinese
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
to air; to sun
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ten
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cold; poor; to tremble
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simp. and trad.
(一曝十寒)
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一
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曝
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十
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寒
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| Literally: “one day's sun, ten days' frost”.
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Etymology
From the book Mencius.
Pronunciation
Idiom
一曝十寒
- (figurative) to work for a bit then skimp