徹頭徹尾
See also: 彻头彻尾
Chinese
pervade; penetrate; pass through pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating | head; (noun suffix) | pervade; penetrate; pass through pervade; penetrate; pass through; thorough; penetrating | tail | ||
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trad. (徹頭徹尾) | 徹 | 頭 | 徹 | 尾 | |
simp. (彻头彻尾) | 彻 | 头 | 彻 | 尾 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
徹頭徹尾
- thoroughgoing; through and through
- 呢一件事呢,係一個徹頭徹尾嘅暴亂嘅事件。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2016: 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), 旺角事件屬暴亂 莫以藉口作掩飾
- nei1 jat1 gin6 si6 ne1, hai6 jat1 go3 cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 ge3 bou6 lyun6 ge3 si6 gin6-2. [Jyutping]
- This incident was completely a riot.
呢一件事呢,系一个彻头彻尾嘅暴乱嘅事件。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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徹 | 頭 | 徹 | 尾 |
てつ > てっ Grade: S | とう Grade: 2 | てつ Grade: S | び Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Adverb
徹頭徹尾 • (tettōtetsubi)
- thoroughly, right down the line