Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    don't do it, or don't rest; either give up, or go through to the end

    yī
    一
    bù
    不
    zuò
    做
    ，
    èr
    二
    bù
    不
    xiū
    休
    一不做，二不休
    yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • don't do it, or don't rest; either give up, or go through to the end
    • Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
    • in for a penny, in for a pound

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    不
    bù
    not / no / (negative prefix)
    做
    zuò
    to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to engage in / to hold (a party) / to be / to become / to function (in some capacity) / to serve as / to be used for / to form (a bond or relationship) / to pretend / to feign / to act a part / to put on appearance
    二
    èr
    two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect)
    不
    bù
    not / no / (negative prefix)
    休
    xiū
    to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't / surname Xiu
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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