Taxonomy of meanings for 終始:  

  • PLAN
    • NPaboverall plan covering the beginning and end of an undertaking, overall strategyCH
  • CHANGE
    • NPabprocesstransitions; cyclical development; evolution of things
    • NPabhistoriographycyclical development > events in one's life (often referring to concrete biographical information such as dates of birth and death, etc.)
    • VPi.post-Vt+Ngo through cyclic transformations or changes
    • VPigo through permutations and transformations; go through the cycle of transformations