枝節

See also: 枝节

Chinese

		branch; (a measure word)	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (枝節)		枝	節
simp. (枝节)		枝	节

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhījié

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zit³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-chiat / chi-chiat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhījié
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjié
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chieh²
    • Yale: jr̄-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjye
    • Palladius: чжицзе (čžicze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
    • Homophones:
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zit³
    • Yale: jī jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chiat
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiciad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chiat
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciciad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/

Noun

枝節

1. (literally) twig; branch; node
2. (figuratively) minor matter; side issue
3. (figuratively) complication; obstacle; unexpected difficulty

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枝節):

• → Vietnamese: chi tiết (枝節)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
枝	節

Verb

枝節

1. chữ Hán form of chi tiết (“detail; meticulous”).