having a beginning but no end
There is a beginning but no end. In Chinese, the Pinyin is y ǒ ush ǐ w ú zh ō ng, which means there is a beginning but no end. It refers to not doing things to the end. It comes from the book of Jin, Liu congzai Ji.
The origin of Idioms
Liu congzai Ji in the book of Jin: "a villain has a beginning and no end, and can't be like Guan Gao."
Idiom usage
We should not give up halfway when we do things.
Chinese PinYin : yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
having a beginning but no end
two happy events come one after the other. shuāng xǐ lín mén
give up the evil and follow the good. shèng cán qù shā
be good at giving systematic guidance. xún xún shàn yòu
have extraordinary outward appearance. qì yǔ bù fán