慎終如始
shèn​zhōng​rú​shǐ

to finish as well as one began

  • created reference approved 慎终如始/慎終如始 → 始终如一/始終如一 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慎终如始 / 慎終如始 shèn​zhōng​rú​shǐ

    始终如一 / 始終如一 shǐ​zhōng​rú​yī

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 慎终如始/慎終如始 · shèn​zhōng​rú​shǐ · to finish as well as one began — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慎终如始 / 慎終如始

    shèn​zhōng​rú​shǐ

    to finish as well as one began

    to remain as careful at the end as one was at the beginning; to see a task through with consistent diligence

    慎终 (literal) → 慎终/慎終 · shèn​zhōng · to be thoroughgoing 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · beginning

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

    created sense