Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「枝附葉著」.
Here, we present the idiom 「枝附葉著」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
A metaphor for close relationship between superiors and subordinates. Also written as “branches attached to leaves”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhī fù yè zhe
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji1 fu6 yip6 jeuk3/jeuk6
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
