cóng​yī'ér​zhōng

faithful unto death

  • created reference approved 从一而终/從一而終 → 从一以终/從一以終 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    从一而终 / 從一而終 cóng​yī'ér​zhōng

    从一以终 / 從一以終 cóng​yī​yǐ​zhōng

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 从一而终/從一而終 · cóng​yī'ér​zhōng · faithful unto death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    cóng​yī'ér​zhōng

    faithful unto death

    (of a woman) to remain faithful to one husband and never remarry; (metaphorically) of a subject to remain loyal to one ruler

    从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · to 终 (literal) → 终/終 · zhōng · end

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 从一而终/從一而終 · cóng​yī'ér​zhōng · devoted to the end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    cóng​yī'ér​zhōng

    devoted to the end

    to be consistently devoted to a person, career, or goal from beginning to end

    从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · to 终 (literal) → 终/終 · zhōng · end

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense