一曝十寒

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 to air; to sun ten cold; poor; to tremble
simp. and trad.
(一曝十寒)		 一 曝 十 寒
Literally: “one day's sun, ten days' frost”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

一曝十寒

  1. to work for a bit then skimp
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