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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 一暴十寒 [ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ; yi1 pu4 shi2 han2]
 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
 sporadic effort
 short attention span
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 一暴十寒
 いちばくじっかん
 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
 bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness
 strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)