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归根结底

guī gēn jié dǐ

4-character word Traditional 歸根結底

What 归根结底 means

1. in the final analysis
2. ultimately

The characters in 归根结底

• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 结jiéknot; sturdy; bond
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…

Sounds the same

Read guī gēn jié dǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 归根结柢variant of 归根结底