善始善終

sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth · to carry things through · I started, so I'll finish.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. to carry things through
  3. I started, so I'll finish.

Written Forms

善始善終Traditional · Main Form
善始善终Alternate Form

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