枝分叶散 — “Branches separate, leaves scatter”
枝分叶散 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes descendants or branches of a family spreading widely and dispersing”. Literally, “branches separate, leaves scatter”.
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枝分叶散 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枝分叶散 Character Breakdown
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这个家族的后代如今枝分叶散，遍布世界各地，各自发展着新的生活。
The descendants of this family are now widely scattered, spread across the globe, each pursuing new lives.
Idioms Related to 枝分叶散
More idioms starting with 枝
- zhī枝fēn分lǚ缕jiě解analyze in great detail
- zhī枝bié别tiáo条yì异tangled and confused state of affairs
- zhī枝yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant, well-arranged branches and leaves
- zhī枝yè叶fú扶sū苏lush, well-arranged branches and leaves
- zhī枝yè叶páng旁dié牒collateral relatives or branching lineage
- zhī枝yè叶xiāng相chí持mutually supportive like branches and leaves
- zhī枝wài外shēng生zhī枝create new complications
- zhī枝dà大yú于běn本subordinate overshadows main entity
- zhī枝duì对yè叶bǐ比parallel and antithetical sentence structures
- zhī枝gàn干xiāng相chí持mutually support each other
- zhī枝mù木zhī之guān冠elaborately adorned headwear
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What does 枝分叶散 mean?
枝分叶散 (zhī fēn yè sàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes descendants or branches of a family spreading widely and dispersing”.
How do you pronounce 枝分叶散?
枝分叶散 is pronounced zhī fēn yè sàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枝分叶散 literally mean?
Literally, 枝分叶散 means “branches separate, leaves scatter”. It is used to mean “describes descendants or branches of a family spreading widely and dispersing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枝分叶散?
比喻后裔支派分布甚广。同“枝布叶分”。