一暴十寒 (jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4) — to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort in Cantonese

jatˉ¹bukˍ₆sapˍ₆honˎ₄
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 pu4 shi2 han2

Meaning of 一暴十寒

nounto work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort

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