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開枝散葉 (hoi1 zi1 saan3 jip6) — to produce children; the expansion of a business in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開ziˉ¹枝saan˗₃散jipˍ₆葉
简 开枝散叶
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 zhi1 san4 ye4

Meaning of 開枝散葉

nounto produce children; the expansion of a business
nounhaving children or offsprings (idiom)

Characters in 開枝散葉

開hoi1
depart; leave; start
枝zi1
(of tree) branch; twig
散saan3
distribute; disseminate; spread
葉jip6
part of a historical period

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