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有枝有葉

简有枝有叶 · 繁有枝有葉

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu zhī yǒu yè

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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jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6

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