(v) bear fruit once and then die (as the bamboo), See Also: be monocarpic, Example:ต้นไผ่หน้าบ้านตายขุยหลังออกดอกแล้ว, Thai Definition:ออกดอกเป็นเมล็ดแล้วตาย (ใช้แก่ไม้ในจำพวกไผ่)
[いちばくじっかん, ichibakujikkan] (exp) (1) bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; (2) strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)
[ももくりさんねんかきはちねん, momokurisannenkakihachinen] (exp) it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons take eight