철두철미

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 徹頭徹尾.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭt͈ut͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭmi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [철뚜철미]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheolducheolmi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheolducheolmi
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏltuch'ŏlmi
    Yale Romanization?chelqtwu.chel.mi

    Adverb

    철두철미 • (cheolducheolmi) (hanja 徹頭徹尾)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) through and through; to the core; to the hilt; every inch; downright

    Derived terms

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