有始無終

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	begin	not have	end; finish
trad. (有始無終)		有	始	無	終
simp. (有始无终)		有	始	无	终

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒushǐwúzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ci² mou⁴ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒushǐwúzhōng [Phonetic: yóushǐwúzhōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒushǐhwújhong
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-shih³-wu²-chung¹
    • Yale: yǒu-shř-wú-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushyywujong
    • Palladius: юшиучжун (jušiučžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ ci² mou⁴ zung¹
    • Yale: yáuh chí mòuh jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tsi² mou⁴ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ qi² mou⁴ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

有始無終

1. to have a beginning but not an end
2. to start something but fail to carry it through; to begin well but end badly

Synonyms

• 有頭無尾／有头无尾 (yǒutóuwúwěi)
• 虎頭蛇尾／虎头蛇尾 (hǔtóushéwěi)

Antonyms

• 有始有終／有始有终 (yǒushǐyǒuzhōng)