桂枝
guì zhī
Pinyin

Definition

桂枝
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guì zhī
  1. cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
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)
枝叶
zhī yè
  1. 1 branch and leaf
桂冠
guì guān
  1. 1 laurel
  2. 2 victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
桂圆
guì yuán
  1. 1 see 龍眼|龙眼[lóng yǎn]
桂皮
guì pí
  1. 1 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
  2. 2 cassia bark
桂花
guì huā
  1. 1 osmanthus flowers
  2. 2 Osmanthus fragrans
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
肉桂
ròu guì
  1. 1 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
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
丹桂
dān guì
  1. 1 orange osmanthus
分枝
fēn zhī
  1. 1 branch
剪枝
jiǎn zhī
  1. 1 to prune (branches etc)
吴三桂
Wú Sān guì
  1. 1 Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
折桂
zhé guì
  1. 1 to win the laurels
  2. 2 to pass an imperial examination
  3. 3 to win a championship
攀枝花
Pān zhī huā
  1. 1 Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan

Idioms (10)

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
食玉炊桂
shí yù chuī guì
  1. 1 food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
  2. 2 the cost of living is very high

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