始終如一

Chinese

		throughout; consistently; from beginning to end throughout; consistently; from beginning to end; eventually; one day	as (if); such as	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (始終如一)		始終	如	一
simp. (始终如一)		始终	如	一

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐzhōngrúyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci² zung¹ jyu⁴ jat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǐzhōngrúyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhjhongrúyi
    • Wade–Giles: shih³-chung¹-ju²-i¹
    • Yale: shř-jūng-rú-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyjongrui
    • Palladius: шичжунжуи (šičžunžui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci² zung¹ jyu⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: chí jūng yùh yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi² dzung¹ jy⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi² zung¹ yu⁴ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

始終如一

1. to remain the same all along; to be consistent throughout