不蔓不枝
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Chinese[edit]
not; no | creeper; to spread; Brassica campestris | not; no | branch; (a measure word) | ||
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trad. (不蔓不枝) | 不 | 蔓 | 不 | 枝 | |
simp. #(不蔓不枝) | 不 | 蔓 | 不 | 枝 | |
Literally: “neither spreading about nor branching out”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
不蔓不枝
- (figurative) succinct and to the point; written in a pithy and smooth style; concise (of an article, speech, etc.)
Synonyms[edit]
- 不枝不蔓 (bùzhībùmàn)