枝蔓
zhī màn
Pinyin

Definition

枝蔓
 - 
zhī màn
  1. branches and tendrils
  2. fig. overcomplicated or digressive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
lì zhī
  1. 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
zhé zhī
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 snapped-off branch
  3. 3 sprig
  4. 4 to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
zhī yè
  1. 1 branch and leaf

Idioms (10)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising