根深葉茂

简 根深叶茂 · 繁 根深葉茂
Mandarin · pinyin gēn shēn yè mào

Meanings

  1. deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. (fig.) well established and growing strongly
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根
gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
深
shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
茂
mào · thick, lush, dense; talented
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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1–1–4–4 · gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6

Cantonese word readings for 根深葉茂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6

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根深葉茂 · gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4
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Exact source record根深葉茂 根深叶茂 [gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4] /deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)/(fig.) well established and growing strongly/