| 归根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all / in the final analysis / ultimately |   |
| 归根结底 | guī gēn jié dǐ | in the final analysis / ultimately | |
| 归根结蒂 | guī gēn jié dì | ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done | |
| 太平天国之乱 | Tài píng Tiān guó zhī Luàn | Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), which ultimately failed but caused massive upheaval and weakened the Qing dynasty | |
| 端赖 | duān lài | to depend ultimately on (Tw) / absolutely reliant on | |
| 然并卵 | rán bìng luǎn | (Internet slang) ultimately useless | |
| 杀猪盘 | shā zhū pán | pig butchering scam (where the scammer builds trust with the victim over time, "fattening them up," before ultimately "slaughtering" them by taking their money) / (esp.) romance scam | |
