彻头彻尾

徹頭徹尾

chètóu-chèwěi

idiom #9,186

Meanings

这是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。

Zhè shì yīgè chètóuchèwěi de huǎngyán.

This is an out-and-out lie.

他彻头彻尾地改变了自己。

Tā chètóuchèwěi de gǎibiàn le zìjǐ.

He changed himself through and through.

那部电影彻头彻尾都很无聊。

Nà bù diànyǐng chètóuchèwěi dōu hěn wúliáo.

That movie was boring from beginning to end.

memory

彻 (thorough) + 头 (head/beginning) + 彻 (thorough) + 尾 (tail/end) — thorough from head to tail, i.e. completely, through and through.

彻 chè

头 tóu

尾 wěi