慎始敬終

Chinese

		cautious	begin	to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	end; finish
trad. (慎始敬終)		慎	始	敬	終
simp. (慎始敬终)		慎	始	敬	终

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shènshǐjìngzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˋ ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shènshǐjìngzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shènshǐhjìngjhong
    • Wade–Giles: shên⁴-shih³-ching⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: shèn-shř-jìng-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shennshyyjinqjong
    • Palladius: шэньшицзинчжун (šɛnʹšiczinčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

慎始敬終

1. to be cautious and careful from beginning to end