zhé​zhī

to snap a twig

  • created sense approved 折枝 · zhé​zhī · to snap a twig — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折枝

    zhé​zhī

    to snap a twig

    to snap off a branch; used as a metaphor for something that is extremely easy or requires very little effort

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · branch

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  • created sense approved 折枝 · zhé​zhī · broken branch style — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折枝

    zhé​zhī

    broken branch style

    a style of Chinese flower painting that depicts only a single spray or snapped-off branch rather than the whole plant

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · branch

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  • created sense approved 折枝 · zhé​zhī · massage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折枝

    zhé​zhī

    massage

    (archaic) to perform massage; to rub the limbs of an elderly person

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · limb

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  • created sense approved 折枝 · zhé​zhī · sprig — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折枝

    zhé​zhī

    sprig

    a snapped-off branch or twig

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 枝 (literal) → 枝 · zhī · branch

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