竿头

gān tóu

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 竿头

• 百尺竿头 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 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 头 tóu: head
• 竿 竿 gān: pole