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有枝有葉

简 有枝有叶 · 繁 有枝有葉
Mandarin · pinyin yǒu zhī yǒu yè

Meanings

  1. to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
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有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
枝
zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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3–1–3–4 · you3 zhi1 you3 ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6

Cantonese word readings for 有枝有葉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6

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