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[1] [n] (of tree) branch; twig [2] classifier for flowers with stems [3] variant of 支: classifier for long, thin, inflexible objects Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: 木 (#75)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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樹枝 syu6 zi1 = tree branch 荔枝 lai6 zi1 = lychee 楊枝甘露 joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6 = a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo 荔枝角 lai6 zi1 gok3 = Lai Chi Kok (MTR station) 枯枝 fu1 zi1 = deadwood 番荔枝 faan1 lai6 zi1 = 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 = offshoot; side shoot See all 30 compounds |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 枝
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'.]
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 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |