粵

始ci2終zung1

simp始终
ci2 zung1shǐ zhōng

English

  1. from beginning to end
  2. from beginning to end; throughout; all along; after all
  3. all along
  4. eventually; one day

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由頭到尾;一直
  2. 最後點都會;終有一日

Examples

  • 人人始終都會死。

    Everyone will die eventually.

  • 佢始終都係你朋友,你唔可以噉對佢㗎。

    After all, he's your friend. You can't treat him like this.

  • 我去過好多地方旅行,始終都係覺得呢度最靚。

    I've travelled to many different places, and at the end of the day this is the most beautiful place. ----

  • 晚餐嘅食物同服務由四大酒店輪流處理,但餐牌始終係法國菜。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 個人鬥爭已經縮減到最窄嘅極限,互助嘅實踐已經達到最大發展嘅動物種類,始終係最多、繁榮、開放新進步嘅動物種類。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 她始终没致电给我。

    She never phoned me.

    Tatoeba · jessie0422 CC BY

  • 愚昧始终是危险的。

    Ignorance is always dangerous.

    Tatoeba · Jokubas CC BY

  • 我們始終都有死的一天。

    We shall all die some day.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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