終須

Chinese

		end; finish	necessary; must; need
trad. (終須)		終	須
simp. (终须)		终	须

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngxū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ seoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshiu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ seoi¹
  - Yale: jūng sēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ soey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ sêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Adverb

終須

(Cantonese) eventually; one day

佢終須會去多倫多。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢终须会去多伦多。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Keoi⁵ zung¹ seoi¹ wui⁵ heoi³ do¹ leon⁴ do¹. [Jyutping]
One day, he will go to Toronto.

Usage notes

終須／终须 is for talking about an undetermined time in the future, but 終於／终于 (zhōngyú) is for talking about a determined time in the past or in the present.

Synonyms

終究／终究 (zhōngjiū)
始終／始终 (shǐzhōng)
終歸／终归 (zhōngguī)
早晚 (zǎowǎn)
遲早／迟早 (chízǎo)

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