蕃息

fánxī
  1. (literary) to multiply; to propagate; to proliferate
  2. to multiply; to propagate; to proliferate

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 蕃 bō see 吐蕃 Tǔbō
=1 蕃 fān
  1. variant of 番 fān
  2. foreign (non-Chinese)
=1 蕃 fán
  1. luxuriant
  2. flourishing
  3. to reproduce
  4. to proliferate
2 息 xī
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr. xí