始終

始終

See also: 始终

Chinese

		begin	end; finish
trad. (始終)		始	終
simp. (始终)		始	终
anagram		終始／终始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci² zung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-chûng
• Min Nan (POJ): sí-chiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shǐzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyjong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhjhong
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci² zung¹
    • Yale: chí jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi² dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi² zung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii` zung´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si³ zung¹
    • IPA: /sɨ³¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: sí-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: syciofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Adverb

始終

1. throughout; consistently; from beginning to end

   • 刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。 [MSC, trad.]
     刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface

     Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gèdì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún. [Pinyin]

     Since publication, this book has consistently had a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.

2. eventually; one day

   佢始終會去多倫多。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢始终会去多伦多。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Keoi⁵ ci² zung¹ wui⁵ heoi³ do¹ leon⁴ do¹. [Jyutping]

   One day, he will go to Toronto.

Synonyms

• (throughout):

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Synonyms of 始終

一向 (yīxiàng) 一直 (yīzhí) 一貫／一贯 (yīguàn) 一路 (yīlù) 不嬲 (Cantonese) 不嬲 (Cantonese) 向來／向来 (xiànglái)

從來／从来 (cónglái) 歷來／历来 (lìlái) 直直 (Min Nan) 素來／素来 (sùlái) (literary) 終始／终始 (zhōngshǐ) 透底 (Min Nan)

• (eventually):

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到底 (dàodǐ) 終於／终于 (zhōngyú) 終歸／终归 (zhōngguī) 終究／终究 (zhōngjiū)

終須／终须 (Cantonese) 總歸／总归 (zǒngguī) 高低 (gāodī)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
始	終
し Grade: 3	しゅう > じゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Adverb

始終 (hiragana しじゅう, rōmaji shijū)

1. beginning to end, continuously
2. finally

Noun

始終 (hiragana しじゅう, rōmaji shijū)

1. the beginning and the end
2. conclusion