put away the cup after taking a tiny sip

put away the cup after taking a tiny sip

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ǎ NCH á ngzh é zh ǐ, which means to stop after a little try. It means not to study deeply. It comes from the Black Ghost by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: give up halfway, superficial antonym: persevere, unremitting

The origin of Idioms

The 24th chapter of the Black Book Ghost written by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty: "this thing must be tasted. It's easy to be tasted by literati. Why not use it to please their nature and love?"

Idiom usage

Be afraid of difficulties, be afraid of difficulties, be afraid of difficulties, be afraid of difficulties, be persistent, and be successful.