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Jyutping gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3
Pinyin gēn shēn dì gù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. deep-rooted (problem etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指一​啲​好​難​去​改變​(​因為​已經​有​悠久​歷史​或者​已經成​為​傳統​)​嘅​思想​。​前者​指​「​樹​的​根柢​深長​而​堅固​」​;​後​者​指​「​樹根​深長​,​花蒂​堅固​」
    deep-rooted; ingrained
    • 喺中國農村,重男輕女嘅思想仍然根深蒂固。
      喺中国农村,重男轻女嘅思想仍然根深蒂固。
      hai2 zung1 gwok3 nung4 cyun1, zung6 naam4 hing1 neoi5 ge3 si1 soeng2 jing4 jin4 gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3.
      In remote villages of China, patriarchy is still an ingrained tradition.
  2. 參看
    根深柢固
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    deep-rooted; ineradicable; ingrained; inveterate; radicated
    (syn.) 根深柢固
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1325
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    根深蒂固
    根深蒂固
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺中国农村,重男轻女嘅思想仍然根深蒂固。
    喺中國農村,重男輕女嘅思想仍然根深蒂固。
    hai2 zung1 gwok3 nung4 cyun1, zung6 naam4 hing1 neoi5 ge3 si1 soeng2 jing4 jin4 gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3.
    • In remote villages of China, patriarchy is still an ingrained tradition.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “山东我见到过太多的家暴党的例子了……不孝有三,无后为大的观念根深蒂固,但是我的精子没有活性……为了这事我爸差点跟我闹翻了。”
    “山東我見到過太多的家暴黨的例子了……不孝有三,無後為大的觀念根深蒂固,但是我的精子沒有活性……為了這事我爸差點跟我鬧翻了。”
    “ shān dōng wǒ jiàn dào guò tài duō de jiā bào dǎng de lì zi le . . . . . . bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wèi dà de guān niàn gēn shēn dì gù , dàn shì wǒ de jīng zǐ méi yǒu huó xìng . . . . . . wèi le zhè shì wǒ bà chā diǎn gēn wǒ nào fān le . ”
    • I have seen too many cases of transgender people suffering domestic violence in Shandong… the notion that "there are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring" has been deeply ingrained in the minds of many, but my sperms weren't active… my dad almost fell out with me about this.