枝蔓

Chinese

		branch; (a measure word)	creeper; to spread; Brassica campestris
trad. (枝蔓)		枝	蔓
simp. #(枝蔓)		枝	蔓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīmàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄇㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīmàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄇㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihmàn
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-man⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-màn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jymann
    • Palladius: чжимань (čžimanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ män⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ maan⁶
    • Yale: jī maahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ man⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ maːn²²/

Noun

枝蔓

1. branches and vines
2. (figurative) prolix

Usage notes

Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciation wàn for the character 蔓 (màn) when used in this word.