WordTaiwan frequency #27,632
徹頭徹尾
ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ
“from beginning to end; completely; thoroughly; through and through”
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徹
ㄔㄜˋ
Thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through; to remove; to destroy; to peel off; to cultivate; to follow.
頭
ㄊㄡˊ
The top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.
尾
ㄨㄟˇ
Tail; the end part of an animal's body; the last part or end of something; a classifier for fish; remnant or remainder.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 鏡頭ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊcamera lens; a shot or scene in a film or video; the basic unit of a movie.
- 頭髮ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇhair on the head; human head hair.
- 徹底ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇthorough; completely; through and through; (of water) clear to the bottom.
- 石頭ㄕˊ ㄊㄡˊa hard, solid mineral material; a rock or stone; a pebble or cobble
- 街頭ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊstreet; the street; on the street; street scene; street life; urban public space
- 回頭ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊto turn one's head; to look back; later; by and back; to return to a previous state; to repent; a reply
- 念頭ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊa thought or idea that comes to mind; an intention or plan one is considering.
- 點頭ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊto nod; to bow the head slightly to show agreement, approval, or greeting
- 裡頭ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊinside; interior; within; the inner part of a space or place.
- 碼頭ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊwharf; dock; quay; pier; a structure for mooring ships and handling cargo or passengers; (slang, Taiwan) a gang's turf or territory
- 抬頭ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊto raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; (commerce) account name on checks or bills; (Taiwan) respectful formatting in writing, such as leaving a blank or top line for honorifics
- 頭部ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋthe head (body part); in stock trading, a price level where an upward trend stalls and reverses.