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靡不有初，鲜克有终

mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

9-character word Traditional 靡不有初，鮮克有終

What 靡不有初，鲜克有终 means

1. almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

The characters in 靡不有初，鲜克有终

• 靡míto waste (money)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 鲜xiānfresh; bright (in color); delicious
• 克kèto be able to; to subdue; to restrain
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 终zhōngend; finish