歸根到底

歸根到底

See also: 归根到底

Chinese

		to eventually return to its root as it falls from the tree	actually; are or are not; after all actually; are or are not; after all; finally; in the end; when all is said and done
trad. (歸根到底)		歸根	到底
simp. (归根到底)		归根	到底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīgēndàodǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gan¹ dou³ dai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guīgēndàodǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigendawdii
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ gan¹ dou³ dai²
    • Yale: gwāi gān dou dái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gan¹ dou³ dai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gen¹ dou³ dei²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tou̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

歸根到底

1. in the final analysis; it all comes down to