歸根結底 [归－结－]

Jyutping gwai1 gan1 git3 dai2
Pinyin guī gēn jié dǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the final analysis
  2. ultimately
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    講到​尾
    no matter what; at the end of the day
    • 佢歸根結底都係你個仔，你唔可以唔理佢。
      佢归根结底都系你个仔，你唔可以唔理佢。
      keoi5 gwai1 gan1 git3 dai2 dou1 hai6 nei5 go3 zai2, nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 m4 lei5 keoi5.
      At the end of the day, he's your son. You can't leave him like that.
  2. 參看
    歸根結柢
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    all in all; ultimately it comes down to
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这些问题归根结底是体制的问题。
    這些問題歸根結底是體制的問題。
    zhè xiē wèn tí guī gēn jié dǐ shì tǐ zhì de wèn tí 。
    • These problems are ultimately systemic.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢归根结底都系你个仔，你唔可以唔理佢。
    佢歸根結底都係你個仔，你唔可以唔理佢。
    keoi5 gwai1 gan1 git3 dai2 dou1 hai6 nei5 go3 zai2, nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 m4 lei5 keoi5.
    • At the end of the day, he's your son. You can't leave him like that.