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): ㄓㄇㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīmàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄇㄢˋ
  - 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

branches and vines
(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.

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