枝繁葉茂

枝繁叶茂
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

樹木的枝葉繁密茂盛。比喻兒孫滿堂，子孫眾多。明．孫梅錫《琴心記．第四四齣》：「願人間天上共效綢繆，賀郎君玉潤冰清，祝小姐枝繁葉茂。」也作「枝葉繁茂」。

重編國語辭典

發展興旺繁盛；(尤指)子孫後代眾多

維基詞典

Examples

她與強大的祖琳女王有著密切的血緣關係，她的家在一棵枝繁葉茂的橡樹蔭下。

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 繁體 fántǐ, traditional form of Chinese characters
3 葉 yè
  1. leaf
  2. page
  3. lobe
  4. (historical) period
  5. classifier for small boats
4 茂 mào
  1. luxuriant
  2. (chemistry) cyclopentadiene