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善終

简善终 · 繁善終

Mandarin · pinyin shàn zhōng

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4–1 · shan4 zhong1

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sin6 zung1

Cantonese word readings for 善終. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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