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善始善終

简 善始善终 · 繁 善始善終
Mandarin · pinyin shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

Meanings

  1. where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. to carry things through
  3. I started, so I'll finish.
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善
shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
始
shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
終
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终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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4–3–4–1 · shan4 shi3 shan4 zhong1

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sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1

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sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1

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善始善終 · shan4 shi3 shan4 zhong1
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Exact source record善始善終 善始善终 [shan4 shi3 shan4 zhong1] /where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/to carry things through/I started, so I'll finish./