节外生枝 節外生枝
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
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节 節
- 佳节 佳節 jiā jié ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaai1 zit3 festive day
- 使节 使節 shǐ jié ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si3 zit3 (diplomatic) envoy
- 季节 季節 jì jié ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai3 zit3 time
- 情节 情節 qíng jié ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing4 zit3 circumstances
- 春节 春節 Chūn jié ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ceon1 zit3 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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- 时节 時節 shí jié ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si4 zit3 season; time
- 环节 環節 huán jié ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waan4 zit3 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
- 礼节 禮節 lǐ jié ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ lai5 zit3 etiquette
- 节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zit3 gim6 frugal; economical
- 节奏 節奏 jié zòu ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋ zit3 zau3 rhythm
- 节庆 節慶 jié qìng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ zit3 hing3 festival
- 节日 節日 jié rì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖˋ zit3 jat6 holiday
- 节气 節氣 jié qi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄑㄧ zit3 hei3 solar term
- 节水 節水 jié shuǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zit3 seoi2 to save water
- 节目 節目 jié mù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ zit3 muk6 (TV or radio) program; show
- 节省 節省 jié shěng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ zit3 saang2 saving
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 节能 節能 jié néng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄥˊ zit3 nang4 to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
- 细节 細節 xì jié ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sai3 zit3 details; particulars
- 脱节 脫節 tuō jié ㄊㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄝˊ tyut3 zit3 to come apart
外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
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
- 桂枝 guì zhī ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ gwai3 zi1 cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
- 枪枝 槍枝 qiāng zhī ㄑㄧㄤ ㄓ coeng1 zi1 (Tw) variant of 枪支