枝葉

See also: 枝叶

Chinese

		branch; (a measure word)	leaf; page
trad. (枝葉)		枝	葉
simp. (枝叶)		枝	叶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīyè

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jip⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-hio̍h / chi-ia̍p

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihyè
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-yeh⁴
  - Yale: jr̄-yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyeh
  - Palladius: чжие (čžije)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    枝葉 / 枝叶
    汁液
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zi¹ jip⁶
  - Yale: jī yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːp̚²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    支孽
    枝葉 / 枝叶
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ki-hio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hioih
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hioʔ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hioʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-ia̍p
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-ia̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ci'iap
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ iap̚²⁴/

Noun

枝葉

branches and leaves
nonessentials; minor details

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
枝	葉
し Grade: 5	よう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しよー [shìyóó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) しよー [shíꜜyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

枝(し)葉(よう) • (shiyō)

branch and leaf
Synonym: 枝葉 (edaha)
trivia, nonessential
Synonyms: 枝葉 (edaha), 末梢 (masshō)

Derived terms

枝葉末節(しようまっせつ) (shiyōmassetsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
枝	葉
えだ Grade: 5	は Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From 枝(えだ) (eda) + 葉(は) (ha).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えだは [èdáhá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [e̞da̠ha̠]

Noun

枝(えだ)葉(は) • (edaha)

branch and leaf
Synonym: 枝葉 (shiyō)
trivia, nonessential
Synonyms: 枝葉 (shiyō), 末梢 (masshō)

そんな枝葉(えだは)のことは気(き)にするな。
Sonna edaha no koto wa kinisuru na.
Don't worry about those nonessentials.

References

“枝葉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026