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有枝有叶

yǒu zhī yǒu yè

4-character word Traditional 有枝有葉

What 有枝有叶 means

1. to become bogged down in the details (idiom)

The characters in 有枝有叶

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 叶yèleaf; page; lobe

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