歸根究柢

Chinese

		to go back; to return	radical (chem.); root; basis	after all; to investigate; to study carefully	foundation; root
trad. (歸根究柢)		歸	根	究	柢
simp. (归根究柢)		归	根	究	柢
alternative forms		歸根究底／归根究底

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīgēnjiūdǐ, guīgēnjiùdǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ, ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīgēnjiūdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueigenjioudǐ
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kên¹-chiu¹-ti³
  - Yale: gwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigenjioudii
  - Palladius: гуйгэньцзюди (gujgɛnʹczjudi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīgēnjiùdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueigenjiòudǐ
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kên¹-chiu⁴-ti³
  - Yale: gwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigenjiowdii
  - Palladius: гуйгэньцзюди (gujgɛnʹczjudi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Yale: gwāi gān gau dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gen¹ geo³ dei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

歸根究柢

ultimately it comes down to

See also

歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)
歸根到底／归根到底 (guīgēndàodǐ)

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