善終

Chinese

		good	end; finish
trad. (善終)		善	終
simp. (善终)		善	终

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ zung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siān-chiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànjhong
  - Wade–Giles: shan⁴-chung¹
  - Yale: shàn-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannjong
  - Palladius: шаньчжун (šanʹčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ zung¹
  - Yale: sihn jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-chiong
  - Tâi-lô: siān-tsiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexnciofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

善終

to die a natural death; to die in one's bed
(literary) to end well; to have a favorable outcome; to get a good ending; to have a fortunate fate

Synonyms

(to die a natural death): 好死 (hǎosǐ)

Derived terms

善終服務／善终服务 (shànzhōng fúwù)

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