半途而廢
See also: 半途而废
Chinese
halfway; midway and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)abolish; crippled trad. (半途而廢) 半途 而 廢 simp. (半途而废) 半途 而 废
Etymology
From the Book of Rites:
- From: The Book of Rites, circa 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Jūnzǐ zūn dào ér xíng, bàn tú ér fèi, wú fú néng yǐyǐ. [Pinyin]
- The good man tries to proceed according to the right path, but when he has gone halfway, he abandons it — I am not able so to stop.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banntwuelrfey
- IPA (key): /pa̠n⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
- Yale: bun tòuh yìh fai
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
- Guangdong Romanization: bun3 tou4 yi4 fei3
- IPA (key): /puːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ jiː²¹ fɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
半途而廢
- to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started; to change horses in midstream
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