根深叶茂 — Chinese idiom
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
Traditional: 根深葉茂
Meaning
- deep roots and vigorous foliage
- (fig.) well established and growing strongly
Character by character
- 根gēnroot, basis, foundation
- 深shēndeep, profound; depth
- 叶yèleaf, page; surname
- 茂màothick, lush, dense; talented
Idioms sharing a character
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
- 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
- 归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ
- 盘根问底 pán gēn wèn dǐ
- 盘根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ
- 盘根错节 pán gēn cuò jié
- 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán
- 耳根清净 ěr gēn qīng jìng
- 落叶归根 luò yè guī gēn
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