归根结蒂

Traditional form:

歸根結蒂

Pinyin (reading):

guīgēnjiédì

Definitions:

• ultimately
• in the final analysis
• after all
• when all is said and done

Characters:

• 归 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 结 - knot, tie; to connect, to join
• 蒂 - root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower

Traditional characters:

• 歸 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 結 - knot, tie; to connect, to join
• 蒂 - root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower