The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「始末原由」, detailing its meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「始末原由」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Beginning and end: what happened from beginning to end. Reason: cause; origin. What happened and why. Same as “the whole story”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǐ mò yuán yóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chi2 mut6 yun4 yau4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
