无 疾 而 终

wú jí ér zhōngdictionary entry

(lit.) to die without illness (idiom) / (fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference) / to come to nothing / to fizzle out

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

無疾而終 无疾而终 [wu2 ji2 er2 zhong1] /(lit.) to die without illness (idiom)/(fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference); to come to nothing; to fizzle out/

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Other forms in these source records: 無疾而終

无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
疾
jí
(bound form) disease / ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate / to abhor
而
ér
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
终
zhōng
end / finish

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