半途而廢 [－－－废]

Jyutping bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
Pinyin bàn tú ér fèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Drop out in half way
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    中途​放棄​，​唔​將樣​嘢​做​完​佢
    to give up halfway
    • 做事半途而廢，又點會有成就呢？
      做事半途而废，又点会有成就呢？
      zou6 si6 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3, jau6 dim2 wui5 jau5 sing4 zau6 ne1?
      How are you ever going to achieve anything if you give up halfway?
    • 做咩都唔好半途而廢。
      做咩都唔好半途而废。
      zou6 me1 dou1 m4 hou2 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3.
      Never do things by halves.
  2. 反義詞
    持之以恆
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #75
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要半途而废。
    不要半途而廢。
    bù yào bàn tú ér fèi 。
    • Once you have begun to do something, never give up.
    • Don't give up halfway.
  2. Mandarin
    半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
    半途而廢是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。
    bàn tú ér fèi shì nǐ suǒ néng zuò de zuì zāo gāo de shì qing 。
    • Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
  3. Mandarin
    你做事不能半途而废。
    你做事不能半途而廢。
    nǐ zuò shì bù néng bàn tú ér fèi 。
    • You shouldn't do things by halves.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    冇乜嘢衰得过半途而废。
    冇乜嘢衰得過半途而廢。
    mou5 mat1 je5 seoi1 dak1 gwo3 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 。
    • Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    半途而废
    半途而廢
    bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3
    • to give up halfway
  2. Cantonese
    做事半途而废，又点会有成就呢？
    做事半途而廢，又點會有成就呢？
    zou6 si6 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3, jau6 dim2 wui5 jau5 sing4 zau6 ne1?
    • How are you ever going to achieve anything if you give up halfway?
  3. Cantonese
    做咩都唔好半途而废。
    做咩都唔好半途而廢。
    zou6 me1 dou1 m4 hou2 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3.
    • Never do things by halves.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    半途而废
    半途而廢
    bàn tú ér fèi
    • to give up halfway
  2. Mandarin
    如果你现在半途而废，就没戏了！
    如果你現在半途而廢，就沒戲了！
    rú guǒ nǐ xiàn zài bàn tú ér fèi ， jiù méi xì le ！
    • If you give up halfway now there's no hope!