vô thuỷ vô chung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無始無終.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tʰwi˧˩ vo˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨ vow˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ vow˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ jow˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

thuỷ chung

  1. unbounded; endless; without beginning or end
    Antonym: hữu thuỷ hữu chung