一暴十寒一曝十寒yī pù shí hánhave one day’s sun and then ten days’ cold—work by fits and starts; work hard for one day and then do nothingfor ten; study haphazardly with many interruptions
❍ 一日暴之，十日寒之，未有能生者也。(《孟子·告子上》)If you let it have one day’s genial heat,and then expose it for ten days to cold,it will not be able togrow. 一暴十寒暴（曝）yī pù shí hán暴（曝）:晒。晒一天，冻十天。比喻做事无恒心，勤奋时少，懈怠时多，不能持久。by fit’s and starts, have one day’s sun and then ten day’s cold, work by fit’s and starts |