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善始善終

简善始善终 · 繁善始善終

Mandarin · pinyin shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

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.

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善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
終: Look up this written character
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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