桂枝 guì zhī ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ gwai3 zi1
- cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
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桂
- 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
- 丹桂 dān guì ㄉㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ daan1 gwai3 orange osmanthus
- 官桂 guān guì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ gun1 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 折桂 zhé guì ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ zit3 gwai3 to win the laurels
- 月桂 yuè guì ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ jyut6 gwai3 laurel (Laurus nobilis)
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- 桂冠 guì guān ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gwai3 gun1 laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)
- 桂圆 桂圓 guì yuán ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ gwai3 jyun4 see 龙眼
- 桂平 Guì píng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gwai3 ping4 see 桂平市
- 桂东 桂東 Guì dōng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥ gwai3 dung1 see 桂东县
- 桂林 Guì lín ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwai3 lam4 see 桂林市
- 桂格 Guì gé ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄜˊ gwai3 gaak3 Quaker (company)
- 桂皮 guì pí ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧˊ gwai3 pei4 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
- 桂阳 桂陽 Guì yáng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ gwai3 joeng4 see 桂阳县
- 桂鱼 桂魚 guì yú ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ gwai3 jyu2 mandarin fish
- 玉桂 yù guì ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 see 肉桂
- 肉桂 ròu guì ㄖㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 临桂 臨桂 Lín guì ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ lam4 gwai3 see 临桂区
- 香桂 xiāng guì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄟˋ hoeng1 gwai3 see 桂皮, Chinese cinnamon
- 倪桂珍 Ní Guì zhēn ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄣ ngai4 gwai3 zan1 Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋蔼龄, Song Qingling 宋庆龄 and Song Meiling 宋美龄
- 吴三桂 吳三桂 Wú Sān guì ㄨˊ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ng4 saam1 gwai3 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
枝
- 树枝 樹枝 shù zhī ㄕㄨˋ ㄓ syu6 zi1 branch
- 六枝 Liù zhī ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄓ luk6 zi1 see 六枝特区
- 分枝 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch
- 剪枝 jiǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓ zin2 zi1 to prune (branches etc)
- 折枝 zhé zhī ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ zit3 zi1 massage
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- 接枝 jiē zhī ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ zip3 zi1 (tree) graft
- 枝丫 zhī yā ㄓ ㄧㄚ zi1 aa1 variant of 枝桠
- 枝子 zhī zi ㄓ ˙ㄗ zi1 zi2 twig
- 枝干 枝幹 zhī gàn ㄓ ㄍㄢˋ zi1 gon3 branch
- 枝晶 zhī jīng ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥ zi1 zing1 abbr. of 树枝状晶
- 枝枒 zhī yā ㄓ ㄧㄚ variant of 枝桠
- 枝条 枝條 zhī tiáo ㄓ ㄊㄧㄠˊ zi1 tiu4 branch
- 枝桠 枝椏 zhī yā ㄓ ㄧㄚ zi1 aa1 branch
- 枝江 Zhī jiāng ㄓ ㄐㄧㄤ zi1 gong1 see 枝江市
- 枝节 枝節 zhī jié ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zi1 zit3 branches and knots
- 枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè ㄓ ㄧㄝˋ zi1 jip6 branch and leaf
- 枝蔓 zhī màn ㄓ ㄇㄢˋ zi1 maan6 branches and tendrils
- 枝解 zhī jiě ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˇ zi1 gaai2 variant of 肢解
- 枪枝 槍枝 qiāng zhī ㄑㄧㄤ ㄓ coeng1 zi1 (Tw) variant of 枪支
- 蘖枝 櫱枝 niè zhī ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄓ jit6 zi1 branch stem
Idioms with these characters
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 横生枝节 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
- 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄢˇ faa1 zi1 ziu1 zin2 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
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- 节上生枝 節上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ gam1 zi1 juk6 jip6 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù ㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jat1 zi1 duk6 sau3 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- 有枝有叶 有枝有葉 yǒu zhī yǒu yè ㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
- 枝节横生 枝節橫生 zhī jié héng shēng ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ zi1 zit3 waang4 sang1 side issues keep arising (idiom)