周而复始

Traditional form:

週而復始

Pinyin (reading):

zhōu'érfùshǐ

Definitions:

• lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
• the wheel comes full circle

Characters:

• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 复 - again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning

Traditional characters:

• 週 - week; turn, cycle; anniversary
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 復 - again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning