枝丫
zhī yā
Pinyin

Definition

枝丫
 - 
zhī yā
  1. variant of 枝椏|枝桠[zhī yā]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

丫
yā
  1. 1 fork
  2. 2 branch
  3. 3 bifurcation
  4. 4 girl
丫头
yā tou
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 servant girl
  3. 3 (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
荔枝
lì zhī
  1. 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
折枝
zhé zhī
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 snapped-off branch
  3. 3 sprig
  4. 4 to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
脚丫子
jiǎo yā zi
  1. 1 (coll.) foot
花枝
huā zhī
  1. 1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  2. 2 squid (on dining menus)
  3. 3 (literary) beautiful woman
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
丫子
yā zi
  1. 1 see 腳丫子|脚丫子[jiǎo yā zi]
丫挺
yā tǐng
  1. 1 (Beijing dialect) bastard
  2. 2 damned
丫环
yā huan
  1. 1 servant girl
  2. 2 maid
丫头片子
yā tou piàn zi
  1. 1 (coll.) silly girl
  2. 2 little girl
丫鬟
yā huan
  1. 1 servant girl
  2. 2 maid
分枝
fēn zhī
  1. 1 branch
剪枝
jiǎn zhī
  1. 1 to prune (branches etc)
撒丫子
sā yā zi
  1. 1 (dialect) to rush off
  2. 2 to scamper off double-quick
  3. 3 to take to one's heels
  4. 4 to make oneself scarce
攀枝花
Pān zhī huā
  1. 1 Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan
枝丫
zhī yā
  1. 1 variant of 枝椏|枝桠[zhī yā]

Idioms (9)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

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