送終

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	end; finish
trad. (送終)		送	終
simp. (送终)		送	终

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sòngzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sung³ zung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sung-chûng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sòngzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sòngjhong
    • Wade–Giles: sung⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: sùng-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonqjong
    • Palladius: сунчжун (sunčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 送終 / 送终 送中

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sung³ zung¹
    • Yale: sung jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sung³ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sung³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 送終 / 送终 送中

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sung-chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sung zung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sung⁴ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /suŋ⁵⁵ t͡suŋ²⁴/

Verb

送終

1. to attend upon a dying senior family member, or arrange and attend their funeral to pay one's last respects

Usage notes

Taboo of giving clocks (and watches by extension) as gifts exists in Chinese-speaking regions as a consequence of the homophony between 送鐘／送钟 (“to give someone a clock as gift”) and this word.

Derived terms

• 養老送終 / 养老送终

 

See also

• 送中 (sòngzhōng)

Noun

送終

1. (～卦) A combination 四下 in the Lingqijing.