Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「歸根結柢」, as shown below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「歸根結柢」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It comes down to the basics. Same as “bottom of the barrel”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guī gēn jié dǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai1 gan1 git3 dai2
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
