歸根結底

See also: 归根结底

Chinese

		to eventually return to its root as it falls from the tree	knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (歸根結底)		歸根	結	底
simp. (归根结底)		归根	结	底
alternative forms		歸根結柢／归根结柢 歸根結蒂／归根结蒂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīgēnjiédǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gan¹ git³ dai²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): gui¹ geng¹ gag⁴ doi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīgēnjiédǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueigenjiédǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kên¹-chieh²-ti³
    • Yale: gwēi-gēn-jyé-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigenjyedii
    • Palladius: гуйгэньцзеди (gujgɛnʹczedi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ gan¹ git³ dai²
    • Yale: gwāi gān git dái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gan¹ git⁸ dai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gen¹ gid³ dei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tɐi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gui¹ geng¹ gag⁴ doi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kui kṳng kak tói
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui³³⁻²³ kɯŋ³³⁻²³ kak̚²⁻⁴ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

Idiom

歸根結底

1. all in all; ultimately it comes down to

See also

• 歸根到底／归根到底 (guīgēndàodǐ)
• 歸根究柢／归根究柢 (guīgēnjiūdǐ)