为德不卒 in English wei2 de2 bu4 zu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to start on virtue but give up (idiomatic expression); to fail to carry things through
  • lack of sticking power
  • short attention span

Simplified Characters

为 德 不 卒

Traditional Characters

為 德 不 卒

Pinyin

wei2 de2 bu4 zu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

为wei4as (in the capacity of) 德de2Germany 不bu4(negative prefix) 卒zu2variant of 卒[zu2]