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竿头

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gān tóu

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Definitions

  1. 1. bamboo pole's uppermost tip
  2. 2. (fig.) acme

Words Containing 竿头

百尺竿头
bǎi chǐ gān tóu

to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

百尺竿头,更进一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)

Child Words of 竿头

头
tóu

head

竿
gān

pole

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