折枝

zhézhī
  1. massage
  2. snapped-off branch
  3. sprig
  4. to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very little effort)

CEDICT

  1. 折斷樹枝，或言鞠躬以禮敬長者。語出《孟子．梁惠王上》：「為長者折枝。語人曰：『我不能。』是不為也，非不能也。」比喻輕而易舉的事。
  2. 一種花卉畫法。只畫連枝折下來的部分，而不畫全株，稱為「折枝」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=1 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
2 枝 zhī
  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Containing this entry

莫待無花空折枝 mòdàiwúhuākōngzhézhī

Related entries

按摩 ànmó
  1. massage
  2. to massage
我想要按摩。我需要放松。

I want a massage. I need to relax.

Source: Tatoeba

按蹻 ànqiāo (old) massage
馬殺雞 mǎshājī (loanword) massage
推 tuī
  1. to push
  2. to cut
  3. to refuse
  4. to reject
  5. to decline
  6. to shirk (responsibility)
  7. to put off
  8. to delay
  9. to push forward
  10. to nominate
  11. to elect
  12. massage
我們推了車。

We gave the car a push.

Source: Tatoeba