粵

終zung1究gau3

simp终究
zung1 gau3zhōng jiū

English

  1. in the end; after all; eventually
  2. after all; indicates ultimately, in the end; used to express a certain result or outcome

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示最終、到底,用於表示某種結果或結局

Examples

  • 这终究不是一个很好主意

    This wasn't such a good idea after all.

    Tatoeba · haya CC BY

  • 木头或许能在水里呆上十年,但它终究不可能变成一条鳄鱼。

    Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.

    Tatoeba · FeAst CC BY

  • 佢終究都係冇黎到。

    In the end, he still didn't come.

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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