归根结蒂

歸根結蒂
guīgēnjiédì
  1. ultimately
  2. in the final analysis
  3. after all
  4. when all is said and done

CEDICT

synonym of 歸根結底 /归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 归根 guīgēn
  1. to return home (after a lifetime's absence)
  2. to go back to one's roots
2 结 jié
  1. knot
  2. sturdy
  3. bond
  4. to tie
  5. to bind
  6. to check out (of a hotel)
=3 蒂 dì stem (of fruit)
=3 蒂 dì variant of 蒂 dì

Related entries

归根结底 guīgēnjiédǐ
  1. in the final analysis
  2. ultimately
归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ
  1. after all
  2. in the final analysis
  3. ultimately
归根究底 guīgēnjiūdǐ (idiom) in the final analysis
说到底 shuōdàodǐ
  1. in the final analysis
  2. in the end
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.

Source: Tatoeba

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