having a beginning but no end
There is a beginning and no end. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǒ ut ó UW ú w ě I, which means there is a beginning but no end. I didn't get things done. From the five Lantern Festival.
The origin of Idioms
The fifth volume of the five Lantern Festival yuan written by Song Shi Puji: "what if there is a beginning and no end?" The teacher said, "what can you do if you spit gold?" Zhu Zi Yu Lei: "if you have a head and no tail, you are loyal."
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: from beginning to end
Idiom usage
What do you have to say about ~ if it's unfortunate? The first 45 chapters of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xianfu
having a beginning but no end
be fraught with grim possibilities - xiōng duō jí shǎo
The unity of heaven and the people - tiān zhī lù mín