有始無終
Chinese
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
begin | not have | end; finish | ||
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trad. (有始無終) | 有 | 始 | 無 | 終 | |
simp. (有始无终) | 有 | 始 | 无 | 终 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushǐhwújhong
- Wade–Giles: yu3-shih3-wu2-chung1
- Yale: yǒu-shř-wú-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushyywujong
- Palladius: юшиучжун (jušiučžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1
- Yale: yáuh chí mòuh jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 tsi2 mou4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 qi2 mou4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 有始無終
- to have a beginning but not an end
- to start something but fail to carry it through; to begin well but end badly