归根结柢

Traditional form:

歸根結柢

Pinyin (reading):

guīgēnjiédǐ

Definitions:

• variant of 歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)

Characters:

• 归 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 结 - knot, tie; to connect, to join
• 柢 - root, base

Traditional characters:

• 歸 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 結 - knot, tie; to connect, to join
• 柢 - root, base