枝繁叶茂

枝繁葉茂
zhīfányèmào
(of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish

CEDICT

  1. (chiefly of a family or collective) to thrive; to prosper
  2. to thrive; to prosper

Wiktionary

树木的枝叶繁密茂盛。比喻儿孙满堂，子孙众多。明．孙梅锡《琴心记．第四四齣》：「愿人间天上共效绸缪，贺郎君玉润冰清，祝小姐枝繁叶茂。」也作「枝叶繁茂」。

重編國語辭典

发展兴旺繁盛；(尤指)子孙后代众多

維基詞典

Examples

她与强大的祖琳女王有着密切的血缘关係，她的家在一棵枝繁叶茂的橡树荫下。

She was closely related to the mighty Queen Zurline, and her home was beneath the shade of a widespreading oak.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 枝 zhī
  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
=2 繁 fán old variant of 繁 fán
=2 繁 fán
  1. complicated
  2. many
  3. in great numbers
  4. abbr. for 繁体 fántǐ, traditional form of Chinese characters
3 叶 yè
  1. leaf
  2. page
  3. lobe
  4. (historical) period
  5. classifier for small boats
4 茂 mào
  1. luxuriant
  2. (chemistry) cyclopentadiene