为德不终

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

variant of 為|为[wei4]

variant of 為|为[wei2]

Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]

virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind

variant of 德[de2]

variant of 德[de2]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

end / finish