Characters
- 归 (歸): surname Gui
- 根 (根): root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
- 到 (到): to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 底 (底): (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 归根到底
- MDBG: 归根到底
- Examples with 归根到底 on Tatoeba
Examples
在日的朝鲜人失业，贫困众多，因此"以工作为名目来日本的外国人犯罪多就非常司空见惯了"。但是为何不将其归并于犯罪等负面角度的原因还是一个谜。归根到底，他只是希望朝鲜人应该是一个优秀的民族的吧。