归根究底

歸根究底
guīgēnjiūdǐ
(idiom) in the final analysis

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 归根 guīgēn
  1. to return home (after a lifetime's absence)
  2. to go back to one's roots
2 究 jiū
  1. after all
  2. to investigate
  3. to study carefully
  4. Taiwan pr. jiù
3 底 dǐ
  1. bottom; base
  2. background; foundation
  3. copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
  4. (suffix) end of a year or month
  5. (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底数 dǐshù)

Related entries

归根结底 guīgēnjiédǐ
  1. in the final analysis
  2. ultimately
说到底 shuōdàodǐ
  1. in the final analysis
  2. in the end
归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ
  1. after all
  2. in the final analysis
  3. ultimately
归根结蒂 guīgēnjiédì
  1. ultimately
  2. in the final analysis
  3. after all
  4. when all is said and done
毕竟 bìjìng
  1. after all
  2. all in all
  3. when all is said and done
  4. in the final analysis
你毕竟是对的。

After all, you're right.

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