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靡不有初，鮮克有終
简 靡不有初，鲜克有终 · 繁 靡不有初，鮮克有終Mandarin · pinyin mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
Meanings
- almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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- 靡
- mí · divide, disperse, scatter
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 初
- chū · beginning, initial, primary
- 鮮
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- 克
- kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
- 終
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- 鲜
- xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive
- 终
- zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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mei5 bat1 jau5 co1 ，sin2 hak1 jau5 zung1
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