终而复始

Traditional: 終而復始

zhōng ér fù shǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle

What does 终而复始 mean?

终而复始 (zhōng ér fù shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle

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终zhōngend · finish 而érand · as well as 复fùto go and return · to return 始shǐto begin · to start

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终而复始

zhōng ér fù shǐ

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