彻头彻尾 (chè tóu chè wěi) — thoroughgoing, out-and-out, to the core (often negative connotation)

Definição

A strong, always-negative idiom meaning 'through and through' — emphasizes that a negative quality holds from start to finish with no exception.

idiom
thoroughgoingout-and-outto the core (often negative connotation)

Exemplos

  • 彻头彻尾
    Tā shì yí gè chè tóu chè wěi de piàn zi.
    He is an out-and-out liar.
  • 彻头彻尾
    Zhè chǎng gǎi gé shì chè tóu chè wěi de shī bài.
    This reform was a thoroughgoing failure.
  • 彻头彻尾
    Tā de xiǎng fǎ chè tóu chè wěi dì guò shí le.
    His ideas are through and through outdated.

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