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彻头彻尾

chè tóu chè wěidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-2aa68b1648d25f1c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

徹頭徹尾 彻头彻尾 [che4 tou2 che4 wei3] /lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/from top to bottom/

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Other forms in these source records: 徹頭徹尾

  • 彻
    chè

    thorough / penetrating / to pervade / to pass through

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 彻
    chè

    thorough / penetrating / to pervade / to pass through

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.