一不做二不休 (jat1 bat1 zou6 ji6 bat1 jau1 | yi1 bu4 zuo4 er4 bu4 xiu1) : see sth through to the end

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一不做二不休

jat1 bat1 zou6 ji6 bat1 jau1

yi1 bu4 zuo4 er4 bu4 xiu1

see sth through to the end
in for a penny, in for a pound
go the whole hog or drop it altogether
[literal] first you don't do it, second don't stop

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一不做二不休

This word has been viewed 1662 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 1st Jul 2017 01:15 and last edited on 6th Sep 2017 09:28

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一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
做 zou6 - do, make
二 ji6 - two
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
休 jau1 - rest; cease; retire

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