善終
Chinese
| good | end; finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (善終) | 善 | 終 | |
| simp. (善终) | 善 | 终 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shànzhōng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shànjhong
- Wade–Giles: shan4-chung1
- Yale: shàn-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannjong
- Palladius: шаньчжун (šanʹčžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sin6 zung1
- Yale: sihn jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin6 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: xin6 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-chiong
- Tâi-lô: siān-tsiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: siexnciofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
善終
- 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
Synonyms
- (to die a natural death): 好死 (hǎosǐ)