See 不蔓不枝 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "neither spreading about nor branching out",
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"succinct and to the point; written in a pithy and smooth style; concise (of an article, speech, etc.)"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) succinct and to the point; written in a pithy and smooth style; concise (of an article, speech, etc.)"
],
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"roman": "bùzhībùmàn",
"word": "不枝不蔓"
}
],
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "bùmànbùzhī"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "bat¹ maan⁶ bat¹ zi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bùmànbùzhī [Phonetic:búmànbùzhī]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bùmànbùjhih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "pu⁴-man⁴-pu⁴-chih¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bù-màn-bù-jr̄"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bumannbujy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "буманьбучжи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bumanʹbučži"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bāt maahn bāt jī"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bat⁷ maan⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "bed¹ man⁶ bed¹ ji¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ maːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: búmànbùzhī]"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ maːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "不蔓不枝"
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"Chinese terms spelled with 枝",
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"(figurative) succinct and to the point; written in a pithy and smooth style; concise (of an article, speech, etc.)"
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"zh-pron": "bùmànbùzhī"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "bat¹ maan⁶ bat¹ zi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bùmànbùzhī [Phonetic:búmànbùzhī]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bùmànbùjhih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "pu⁴-man⁴-pu⁴-chih¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bù-màn-bù-jr̄"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bumannbujy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "буманьбучжи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "bumanʹbučži"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bāt maahn bāt jī"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bat⁷ maan⁶ bat⁷ dzi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "bed¹ man⁶ bed¹ ji¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ maːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: búmànbùzhī]"
},
{
"ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ maːn²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
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"roman": "bùzhībùmàn",
"word": "不枝不蔓"
}
],
"word": "不蔓不枝"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 不蔓不枝 meaning in Chinese (2.8kB)
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