終始
See also: 终始
Chinese
| end; finish | begin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (終始) | 終 | 始 | |
| simp. (终始) | 终 | 始 | |
| anagram | 始終／始终 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngshǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongshǐh
- Wade–Giles: chung1-shih3
- Yale: jūng-shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshyy
- Palladius: чжунши (čžunši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 ci2
- Yale: jūng chí
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 tsi2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 qi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
終始
- throughout; consistently; from beginning to end
Synonyms
- 一向 (yīxiàng)
- 一徑 / 一径 (7iq-cin5) (Wu)
- 一直 (yīzhí)
- 一貫 / 一贯 (yīguàn)
- 一路 (yīlù)
- 一路來 / 一路来 (Xiang)
- 不嬲 (Cantonese)
- 取總 / 取总 (qü3 zong3) (Sichuanese)
- 向來 / 向来 (xiànglái)
- 始終 / 始终 (shǐzhōng)
- 少來 / 少来 (shǎolái) (literary)
- 從來 / 从来 (cónglái)
- 從到今 / 从到今 (Hokkien)
- 暴憑 / 暴凭 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 步頻 / 步频 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 歷來 / 历来 (lìlái)
- 牢牢 (láoláo) (literary)
- 生天 (Suzhounese)
- 直直 (Hokkien)
- 素來 / 素来 (sùlái) (literary)
- 跇頭 / 跇头 (Eastern Min)
- 透底 (Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 終 | 始 |
| しゅう Grade: 3 |
し Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
Pronunciation
Adverb
Noun
- all of something from the beginning to the end
Derived terms
- 終始一貫 (shūshi ikkan)
Verb
終始する • (shūshi suru) ←しゆうし (syuusi)?intransitive suru (stem 終始し (shūshi shi), past 終始した (shūshi shita))
- to do from beginning to end, to do or be from A to Z
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 終始し | しゅうしし | shūshi shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 終始し | しゅうしし | shūshi shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 終始する | しゅうしする | shūshi suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 終始する | しゅうしする | shūshi suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 終始すれ | しゅうしすれ | shūshi sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 終始せよ¹ 終始しろ² |
しゅうしせよ¹ しゅうししろ² |
shūshi seyo¹ shūshi shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 終始される | しゅうしされる | shūshi sareru |
| Causative | 終始させる 終始さす |
しゅうしさせる しゅうしさす |
shūshi saseru shūshi sasu |
| Potential | 終始できる | しゅうしできる | shūshi dekiru |
| Volitional | 終始しよう | しゅうししよう | shūshi shiyō |
| Negative | 終始しない | しゅうししない | shūshi shinai |
| Negative continuative | 終始せず | しゅうしせず | shūshi sezu |
| Formal | 終始します | しゅうしします | shūshi shimasu |
| Perfective | 終始した | しゅうしした | shūshi shita |
| Conjunctive | 終始して | しゅうしして | shūshi shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 終始すれば | しゅうしすれば | shūshi sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “終始”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 終 | 始 |
Noun
終始 • (jongsi) (hangeul 종시)
- hanja form? of 종시
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 終 | 始 |
Adverb
終始
- chữ Hán form of chung thuỷ (“with marital fidelity”)
Adjective
終始
- chữ Hán form of chung thuỷ (“maritally loyal”)