半途而廢 (bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 | ban4 tu2 er2 fei4) : give up halfway

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半途而廢

bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3

ban4 tu2 er2 fei4

give up halfway - to give up and waste progress on a project after having completed half. Akin to a scholar returning home to his wife after only half completing his studies, she in turn cuts away her half complete weaving in order to show him the waste and stupidity of his actions.

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 444,000

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

半途而廢 / 半途而废

This word has been viewed 1808 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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半 bun3 - half
途 tou4 - road; way; journey
而 ji4 - and, also; but; otherwise
廢 fai3 - useless; deserted; give up

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *