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Open the tool →不蔓不支 (bù màn bù zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concise and to the point”.
不蔓不支 is pronounced bù màn bù zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 不蔓不支 means “Neither spreading nor branching”. It is used to mean “Concise and to the point”.
蔓:藤蔓,引伸为蔓延。既不蔓延,也不分支。比喻说话或写文章简明扼要,不拖泥带水。