開枝散葉

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	branch; (a measure word)	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose	leaf; page
trad. (開枝散葉)		開	枝	散	葉
simp. (开枝散叶)		开	枝	散	叶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāizhīsànyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄓ ㄙㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zi¹ saan³ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāizhīsànyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄓ ㄙㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaijhihsànyè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chih¹-san⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: kāi-jr̄-sàn-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaijysannyeh
    • Palladius: кайчжисанье (kajčžisanʹje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ zi¹ saan³ jip⁶
    • Yale: hōi jī saan yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzi¹ saan³ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ ji¹ san³ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ saːn³³ jiːp̚²/

Idiom

開枝散葉

1. to bear children; to produce offspring