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归根结柢

guī gēn jié dǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[guī gēn jié dǐ]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-34e4482f8e20ac36. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

歸根結柢 归根结柢 [gui1 gen1 jie2 di3] /variant of 歸根結底|归根结底[gui1 gen1 jie2 di3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 歸根結柢

  • 归
    guī

    to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

    Guī

    surname Gui

  • 根
    gēn

    root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

  • 结
    jiē

    (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jié]

    jié

    knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel)

  • 柢
    dǐ

    foundation / root

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.