Definitions

1. 1. lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
2. 2. fig. not to persevere in doing sth
3. 3. to do sth by fits and starts
4. 4. working in fits and starts

Components

• 三天 sān tiān – three days
• 打鱼 dǎ yú – to fish
• 两天 liǎng tiān – two days
• 晒 shài – (of the sun) to shine on
• 网 wǎng – net