2024年9月19日 · 靡 不 有 初, 鲜 克 有 终。. [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11 th – 7 th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge 's version. Mǐ bù yǒu chū, xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng. [Pinyin] All are [good] at first, But few prove themselves to be so at the last. to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer.