離枝

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 離枝 – see 離支 (“lychee”). (This term, 離枝, is a variant form of 離支.)

Etymology 2

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	branch; (a measure word)
trad. (離枝)		離	枝
simp. (离枝)		离	枝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lízhī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ zi¹
Min Nan (POJ): lī-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lízhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lijy
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ zi¹
  - Yale: lèih jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ki
  - Tâi-lô: lī-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

Verb

離枝

(literary) to break off; to be cut off; to be severed (from a branch, a stem, etc.)
- 求友聲初去，離枝色可嗟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  求友声初去，离枝色可嗟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang dynasty, 孔溫業, 《鳥散餘花落》
  Qiúyǒu shēng chū qù, lízhī sè kě jiē. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
- 木落不離根，菊槁不離枝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  木落不离根，菊槁不离枝。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 13th century, 何夢桂, 《擬古五首·其一》
  Mù luò bù lí gēn, jú gǎo bù lí zhī. [Pinyin]
  Leaves wither but do not break from the root, chrysanthemums dry up but do not break from the stem.
- 怎樣乎阮，離葉離枝，永遠無人倘看見 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  怎样乎阮，离叶离枝，永远无人倘看见 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 1934, 周添旺 (lyricist), 《雨夜花》
  Chóaⁿ-iūⁿ hō͘ gún, lī-hio̍h lī-ki, éng-oán bô-lâng thang khòaⁿ-kìⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Why do you let me be cut off from the leaves and branches, forever unseen by anyone
- 花若離枝，隨蓮去 [Taiwanese, trad.]
  花若离枝，随莲去 [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 1997, 蘇芮 (singer), 蔡振南 (lyricist), 《花若離枝》
  Hoe nā lī-ki, sûi lian--khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  If the flower breaks off from the stem, it will quickly wither away

Etymology 3

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	branch; (a measure word)
trad. (離枝)		離	枝
simp. (离枝)		离	枝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Lízhī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Lízhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lijy
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ zi¹
  - Yale: lèih jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Proper noun

離枝

Lizhi (an ancient kingdom)

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