弃井 (棄井) qì jǐng
qì jǐng
phrase
to abandon a well [before it is completed]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: By analogy to abandon work before it is completed, wasting the previous effort (Guoyu '棄井'; Mathews 1931 '棄井', p. 72)
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- Scroll 4 The Path to Happiness 卷四 幸福之道 幸福之道 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》 — count: 1