枝大于本 — “Branches are larger than the trunk”
枝大于本 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where a subordinate or subsidiary element becomes disproportionately powerful or influential, overshadowing the main or controlling entity; the branches are larger than the trunk, indicating an imbalance of power”. Literally, “Branches are larger than the trunk”.
枝大于本 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枝大于本 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 枝大于本
Idioms Related to 枝大于本
More idioms starting with 枝
- 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
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 枝大于本
What does 枝大于本 mean?
枝大于本 (zhī dà yú běn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where a subordinate or subsidiary element becomes disproportionately powerful or influential, overshadowing the main or controlling entity; the branches are larger than the trunk, indicating an imbalance of power”.
How do you pronounce 枝大于本?
枝大于本 is pronounced zhī dà yú běn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枝大于本 literally mean?
Literally, 枝大于本 means “Branches are larger than the trunk”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where a subordinate or subsidiary element becomes disproportionately powerful or influential, overshadowing the main or controlling entity; the branches are larger than the trunk, indicating an imbalance of power”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枝大于本?
树枝比树干大。比喻臣下势力超过皇上。