gou3 zung1告終告终

Jyutpinggou3 zung1

Yalegou jūng

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To come to an end; to terminate or finish.

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How it's used

Used primarily in formal or written contexts to describe the conclusion of events, projects, or relationships. It carries a sense of finality and often implies a negative or predetermined outcome. While common in news reports or formal speech, it sounds overly dramatic or stiff in casual, everyday conversation.

Examples

le1呢coeng4場taam4談pun3判zeoi3最zung1終ji5以sat1失baai6敗gou3告zung1終。

The negotiation ended in failure.

keoi5佢dei2哋ge3嘅gam2感cing4情hai6係mai6咪ji5已ging1經gou3告zung1終laa3喇？

Has their relationship already come to an end?

Common phrases

ji5以sat1失baai6敗gou3告zung1終

end in failure

ji5以wo4和ping4平gou3告zung1終

end peacefully

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe simple, everyday endings like finishing a meal or a movie, as it sounds far too serious and formal for such trivial matters.