靡不有初，鲜克有终 in English mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 , xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiomatic expression); don't start sth you can't handle

Simplified Characters

靡 不 有 初 ， 鲜 克 有 终

Traditional Characters

靡 不 有 初 ， 鮮 克 有 終

Pinyin

mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 , xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

靡mi2to waste (money) 不bu4(negative prefix) 有you3to have 初chu1at first ， 鲜xian1variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3] 克ke4abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia 有you3to have 终zhong1end