終須
Chinese
| end; finish | necessary; must; need | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (終須) | 終 | 須 | |
| simp. (终须) | 终 | 须 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngxū
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongsyu
- Wade–Giles: chung1-hsü1
- Yale: jūng-syū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshiu
- Palladius: чжунсюй (čžunsjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 seoi1
- Yale: jūng sēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 soey1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 sêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zong1 su1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsong su
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ su³³/
- (Teochew)
Adverb
終須
- (literary, Cantonese, Teochew) eventually; one day
Usage notes
終須／终须 (zhōngxū) is for talking about an undetermined time in the future, but 終於／终于 (zhōngyú) is for talking about a determined time in the past or in the present.