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!head; (noun suffix)

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!tail |- !trad. (徹頭徹尾) | 徹 | 頭 | 徹 | 尾 |- !simp. (彻头彻尾) | 彻 | 头 | 彻 | 尾 |}

Idiom

徹頭徹尾

1. thoroughgoing; through and through
   • 呢一件事呢，係一個徹頭徹尾嘅暴亂嘅事件。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     呢一件事呢，系一个彻头彻尾嘅暴乱嘅事件。 [Cantonese, simp.]
     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 go³cit³ tau⁴ cit³ mei⁵ ge³ bou⁶ lyun⁶ ge³ si⁶ gin^6-2. [Jyutping]

     This incident was completely a riot.

Japanese

Adverb

徹頭徹尾 ‎(hiragana てっとうてつび, romaji tettōtetsubi)

1. thoroughly, right down the line