百尺竿头

Traditional: 百尺竿頭

bǎi chǐ gān tóu

Dictionary entry

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

What does 百尺竿头 mean?

百尺竿头 (bǎi chǐ gān tóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

Character breakdown

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百Bǎisurname Bai 尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]竿gān(bound form) pole; rod 头tóuhead · hair style

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How to pronounce 百尺竿头

百尺竿头

bǎi chǐ gān tóu

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