中道而廢

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Chinese

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
abolish; crippled
trad. (中道而廢)
simp. (中道而废)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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中道而廢

  1. to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started; to change horses in midstream