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Chinese

貫徹始終

/ku̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
to follow through; to carry through to the end
  • 贯彻始终
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Origin

The phrase 貫徹始終 is composed of four characters. The character 貫 represents a string of one thousand coins. The character 徹 means to penetrate, pierce, or pervade; it is formed with the components 鬲 (a type of three-legged cooking cauldron) and 又 (again; once more).

The remaining characters are 始, meaning beginning or start, and 終, meaning end, ending, or termination. The character 始 contains the semantic component 女 (woman; female) and the phonetic component 台 (the original form of 怡). The character 終 contains the semantic component 糸 (thin silk) and the phonetic component 冬 (winter).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese貫 “a string of one thousand coins”
  • characterChinese徹 “to penetrate; to pierce; to pervade”
    • ideaChinese鬲 “li; a type of cauldron with three hollow legs and used for cooking”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese始 “beginning; start”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese台 “original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”)”
  • characterChinese終 “end; ending; termination”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese冬 “winter”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to follow through; to carry through to the end

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 自始至終，澈底實踐。 例：貫徹始終，努力不懈，是成功的不二法門。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0