善終

Chinese

		good	end; finish
trad. (善終)		善	終
simp. (善终)		善	终

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ zung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siān-chiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànjhong
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: shàn-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannjong
    • Palladius: шаньчжун (šanʹčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin⁶ zung¹
    • Yale: sihn jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: siān-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siexnciofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

善終

1. to die a natural death; to die in one's bed
2. (literary) to end well; to have a favorable outcome; to get a good ending; to have a fortunate fate

Synonyms

• (to die a natural death): 好死 (hǎosǐ)

Derived terms

• 善終服務／善终服务 (shànzhōng fúwù)