枝叶旁牒 — “Refers to collateral relatives or a branching lineage”
枝叶旁牒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to collateral relatives or a branching lineage”. Signifying members of the same family who are not direct descendants (e.g., cousins, uncles/aunts on the side lines). It often implies a large and extensive family network. Literally, “Collateral branches and leaves”.
枝叶旁牒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枝叶旁牒 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 枝叶旁牒
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- zhī枝fēn分yè叶sàn散descendants spreading widely and dispersing
- 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bù布yè叶fēn分a widespread lineage
- 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 枝叶旁牒 mean?
枝叶旁牒 (zhī yè páng dié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to collateral relatives or a branching lineage”.
How do you pronounce 枝叶旁牒?
枝叶旁牒 is pronounced zhī yè páng dié in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枝叶旁牒 literally mean?
Literally, 枝叶旁牒 means “Collateral branches and leaves”. It is used to mean “refers to collateral relatives or a branching lineage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枝叶旁牒?
牒：记载宗族的谱牌。比喻旁系亲属