三天打鱼，两天晒网 — “To lack perseverance and consistency”
三天打鱼，两天晒网 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack perseverance and consistency”. To work or study by fits and starts; to do something intermittently. Literally, “Three days fishing, two days drying nets”.
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What does 三天打鱼，两天晒网 mean?
三天打鱼，两天晒网 (sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack perseverance and consistency”.
How do you pronounce 三天打鱼，两天晒网?
三天打鱼，两天晒网 is pronounced sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 三天打鱼，两天晒网 literally mean?
Literally, 三天打鱼，两天晒网 means “Three days fishing, two days drying nets”. It is used to mean “to lack perseverance and consistency”.
What is the Chinese definition of 三天打鱼，两天晒网?
比喻对学习、工作没有恒心，经常中断，不能长期坚持。