とうてい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とうてい – see the following entry.
到底
[adverb] in the end; ultimately; after all; eventually; when all is said and done
[adverb] (used with negative verbs) (not) possibly; by no means; (not) at all; simply (cannot); (not) in any way; utterly (impossible)
[noun] reaching to the depths (of something); thoroughness; penetrating to the core; getting to the bottom (of a matter)
(This term, とうてい (tōtei), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)