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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「原始見終」.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「原始見終」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Examine the beginning of things and foresee their end.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yuán shǐ jiàn zhōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yun4 chi2 gin3 jung1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.