Re2: 半途而廢 ( to give up halfway )

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半 : half

途 : way, or path

而 : and, but, or thus

廢 : stop, give up, or destroy

Def:

比喻做事有始無終，不能堅持到底。

Describing one to quit or give up halfway, and unable to persist to the end.