guī gēn jié dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
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Original source entry:

歸根結蒂 归根结蒂 [gui1 gen1 jie2 di4] /ultimately/in the final analysis/after all/when all is said and done/

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