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.) | ||
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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 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 歸根結底
- all in all; ultimately it comes down to