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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
終身 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
終身 ＝ 終 ＋ 身
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ · zhōngshēn
noun/adj — for one's whole life, lifelong

字源 FORM — what the parts do

終end (終點)zhōng糸 the thread tied off; 冬 dōng gives the sound
身the body, a lifetime (身體)shēna person drawn with the belly full
終身，終點的終，身體的身。
關 · Related
終生zhōngshēngsame word, a sibling — the lifetime sense, 生 instead of 身