枝 (zi1 | zhi1) : tree branch; twig

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枝

zi1

zhi1

[1] [n] (of tree) branch; twig
[2] classifier for flowers with stems
[3] variant of 支: classifier for long, thin, inflexible objects

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

枝

This word has been viewed 10672 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jun 2014 14:54

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樹枝 syu6 zi1 = tree branch

荔枝 lai6 zi1 li4 zhi1 = lychee

楊枝甘露 joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6 yang2 zhi1 gan1 lu4 = a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo

荔枝角 lai6 zi1 gok3 li4 zhi1 jiao3 = Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)

枯枝 fu1 zi1 = deadwood

番荔枝 faan1 lai6 zi1 fan1 li4 zhi1 = sweetsop

枝節 zi1 zit3 = branches and knots; minor matters; unexpected difficulty

酸枝 syun1 zi1 = narra; padauk

枝竹 zi1 zuk1 = soybean stick 粵

側枝 zak1 zi1 ce4 zhi1 = offshoot; side shoot

本固枝榮 bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4 ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2 = when the root is firm; the branches flourish

接枝 zip3 zi1 jie1 zhi1 = (tree) graft

枝狀大燭台 zi1 zong6 daai6 zuk1 toi4 = a (branched) candelabrum

枝形吊燈 zi1 jing4 diu3 dang1 = chandelier

窗枝 coeng1 zi1 = security bars covering over a window

大枝嘢 daai6 zi1 je5 = an arrogant person 粵

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

開枝散葉 hoi1 zi1 saan3 jip6 = to produce children; the expansion of a business

一枝公 jat1 zi1 gung1 = one person by himself

枝幹 zi1 gon3 zhi1 gan4 = limb (of body)

竹枝 zuk1 zi1 = bamboo pole

荔枝菌 lai6 zi1 kwan5*2 = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵

節外生枝 zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1 = [1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles

花枝 faa1 zi1 hua1 zhi1 = flowering branch

枝椏 zi1 ngaa4 zhi1 ya = branch / twig

分枝 fan1 zi1 fen1 zhi1 = branch

六枝特區 luk6 zi1 dak6 keoi1 lu4 zhi1 te4 qu1 = Luzhi te (area in Guizhou)

枝江 zi1 gong1 zhi1 jiang1 = Zhijiang (place in Hubei)

枝城 zi1 sing4 zhi1 cheng2 = Zhicheng (city in Hubei)

番鬼荔枝 faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1 fan2 gui3 li4 zhi1 = sugar-apple, sweetsop

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請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

一粒荔枝三把火。粵
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
[This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]

佢唔聲唔聲攞咗我枝筆。粵
He took my pen without me knowing.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝國
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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