根壯葉茂
gēn​zhuàng​yè​mào

strong roots and flourishing leaves

  • created sense approved 根壮叶茂/根壯葉茂 · gēn​zhuàng​yè​mào · strong roots and flourishing leaves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    根壮叶茂 / 根壯葉茂

    gēn​zhuàng​yè​mào

    strong roots and flourishing leaves

    Literally means that a tree with strong roots will have flourishing leaves; used to describe a solid foundation that leads to great success or development.

    根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family) 壮 (literal) → 壮/壯 · zhuàng · strong 叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 茂 (literal) → 茂 · mào · luxuriant

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