結束

See also: 结束

Chinese

	knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	bunch; (a measure word); to bind bunch; (a measure word); to bind; to control
trad. (結束)	結	束
simp. (结束)	结	束
anagram	束結／束结

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiéshù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): git³ cuk¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): get² zuuk²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiet-suk / kiat-suk

(Hailu, HRS): gied sug
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): geh⁶ sorh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiat-sok

(Teochew, Peng'im): gag⁴ sog⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-soq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiéshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiéshù
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-shu⁴
  - Yale: jyé-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeshuh
  - Palladius: цзешу (czešu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: git³ cuk¹
  - Yale: git chūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ tsuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gid³ cug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: get² zuuk²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ket̚⁵⁵ t͡sɵk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-suk
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied^ˋ sug^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² suk̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-suk
  - Hakka Romanization System: giad^ˋ sug^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² suk̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied sug
  - Sinological IPA: /kiet⁵⁻² suk⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: geh⁶ sorh⁶ [Phonetic: geh⁴ sorh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: geh-so̤h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ɬɒʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: geh⁶ sorh⁶ [Phonetic: geh⁷ sorh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ɬɒʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-sok
  - Tâi-lô: kiat-sok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatsog
  - IPA (Kinmen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵⁴ sɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gag⁴ sog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kak sok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kak̚²⁻⁴ sok̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷ciq-soq₇
  - MiniDict: cih^入 soh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-soq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ soʔ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

結束

(transitive, intransitive) to end; to conclude; to terminate; to finish; to bring to an end; to come to an end; to put an end to
圓滿結束／圆满结束 ― yuánmǎn jiéshù ― to come to a successful end
(archaic) to dress up; to deck out; to make up
(archaic) to pack up (for a journey)

Synonyms

(to end):

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了卻 / 了却 (liǎoquè)
了斷 / 了断 (liǎoduàn)
了結 / 了结 (liǎojié)
交代 (jiāodài) (humorous)
告終 / 告终 (gàozhōng)
完了 (wánliǎo)
完畢 / 完毕 (wánbì)
完結 / 完结 (wánjié)
收兵 (shōubīng) (figurative)
收場 / 收场 (shōuchǎng)
收束 (shōushù)
煞 (Hokkien)
煞事 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
終 / 终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds)
結 / 结
結絕 / 结绝 (jiéjué) (literary)
結腳 / 结脚 (jie² juo²) (Sichuanese)
罷 / 罢

(to dress up):

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修飾 / 修饰 (xiūshì)
打刷 (Xinzhou)
打扮
扮靚 / 扮靓 (bànliàng) (chiefly Cantonese)
扮飾 / 扮饰 (bànshì)
捯飭 / 捯饬 (dáochi) (colloquial)
梳妝 / 梳妆 (shūzhuāng)
結果 / 结果 (obsolete)
裝扮 / 装扮 (zhuāngbàn)
裝束 / 装束 (zhuāngshù) (formal)
裝飾 / 装饰 (zhuāngshì)
裝點 / 装点 (zhuāngdiǎn)
點綴 / 点缀 (diǎnzhuì)

(to pack up):

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整裝 / 整装 (zhěngzhuāng)
束裝 / 束装 (shùzhuāng) (literary)
治裝 / 治装 (zhìzhuāng) (literary)
裝束 / 装束 (zhuāngshù) (literary)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to end”): 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)

Derived terms

結束語 / 结束语 (jiéshùyǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (結束):

→ Japanese: 結束(けっそく) (kessoku)
→ Korean: 결속(結束) (gyeolsok)
→ Vietnamese: kết thúc (結束)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	束
けつ > けっ Grade: 4	そく Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けっそく [kèssókú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ke̞sːo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

結(けっ)束(そく) • (kessoku)

bundling and binding together
bond, union, unity, cohesiveness, solidarity

Verb

結(けっ)束(そく)する • (kessoku suru) suru (stem 結(けっ)束(そく)し (kessoku shi), past 結(けっ)束(そく)した (kessoku shita))

bundle and bind together
unite, band together

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.