有始無終

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	begin	not have	end; finish
trad. (有始無終)		有	始	無	終
simp. (有始无终)		有	始	无	终

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒushǐwúzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ci² mou⁴ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒushǐwúzhōng [Phonetic: yóushǐwúzhōng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushǐhwújhong
  - Wade–Giles: yu³-shih³-wu²-chung¹
  - Yale: yǒu-shř-wú-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushyywujong
  - Palladius: юшиучжун (jušiučžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ ci² mou⁴ zung¹
  - Yale: yáuh chí mòuh jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tsi² mou⁴ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ qi² mou⁴ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

有始無終

to have a beginning but not an end
to start something but fail to carry it through; to begin well but end badly

Synonyms

有頭無尾／有头无尾 (yǒutóuwúwěi)
虎頭蛇尾／虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi)

Antonyms

有始有終／有始有终 (yǒushǐyǒuzhōng)

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