始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6
- whole story
- the ins and outs
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始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
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- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
- 肇始 zhào shǐ ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˇ siu6 ci2 to initiate
末
- 期末 qī mò ㄑㄧ ㄇㄛˋ kei4 mut6 the end of a term or semester (in school)
- 末日 mò rì ㄇㄛˋ ㄖˋ mut6 jat6 last day
- 末期 mò qī ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ mut6 kei4 end (of a period)
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 且末 Qiě mò ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄛˋ ce2 mut6 see 且末县
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- 元末 Yuán mò ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jyun4 mut6 final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
- 切末 qiè mo ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄇㄛ stage props
- 唐末 Táng mò ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ tong4 mut6 late Tang period (9th century)
- 年末 nián mò ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ nin4 mut6 end of the year
- 微末 wēi mò ㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ mei4 mut6 tiny
- 明末 Míng mò ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ming4 mut6 late Ming
- 月末 yuè mò ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ jyut6 mut6 end of month
- 末世 mò shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ mut6 sai3 last phase (of an age)
- 末了 mò liǎo ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mut6 liu5 (coll.) final part; last bit
- 末代 mò dài ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ mut6 doi6 final generation
- 末任 mò rèn ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄣˋ mut6 jam6 (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
- 末伏 mò fú ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ mut6 fuk6 the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
- 末儿 末兒 mò r ㄇㄛˋ ㄦ mut6 ji4 powder
- 末子 mò zi ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ mut6 zi2 powder
- 末尾 mò wěi ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄟˇ mut6 mei5 end; tip; extremity
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sin6 ci2 sin6 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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- 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zung1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 强弩之末 強弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓ ㄇㄛˋ koeng4 nou5 zi1 mut6 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
- 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨˋ kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse