枝繁葉茂

枝繁葉茂

Chinese

		branch; (a measure word)	complicated; many; in great numbers	leaf; page	luxuriant
trad. (枝繁葉茂)		枝	繁	葉	茂
simp. (枝繁叶茂)		枝	繁	叶	茂
Literally: “the foliage grows lush”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīfányèmào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄈㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhīfányèmào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄈㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyfarnyehmaw
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihfányèmào
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fän³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

枝繁葉茂

1. (chiefly of a family or collective) to thrive; to prosper