归根究柢
guī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

to get to the root of the matter

  • created reference approved 归根究柢/歸根究柢 → 归根结底/歸根結底 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根究柢 / 歸根究柢 guī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    归根结底 / 歸根結底 guī​gēn​jié​dǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 归根究柢/歸根究柢 → 归根到底/歸根到底 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根究柢 / 歸根究柢 guī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    归根到底 / 歸根到底 guī​gēn​dào​dǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 归根究柢/歸根究柢 · guī​gēn​jiū​dǐ · to get to the root of the matter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根究柢 / 歸根究柢

    guī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    to get to the root of the matter

    to trace back to the source; to summarize by looking at the fundamental cause or essence of a situation; in the final analysis

    guī​gēn​jiù​dǐ

    归根 (literal) → 归根/歸根 · guī​gēn · after all 究 (literal) → 究 · jiū · to investigate 柢 (bound) → 柢 · dǐ · root

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense