離枝

離枝

1. (literary) to break off; to be cut off; to be severed (from a branch, a stem, etc.)

   • 求友聲初去，離枝色可嗟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     求友声初去，离枝色可嗟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang dynasty, 孔溫業, 《鳥散餘花落》

     Qiúyǒu shēng chū qù, lízhī sè kě jiē. [Pinyin]

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   • 木落不離根，菊槁不離枝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     木落不离根，菊槁不离枝。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 13th century, 何夢桂, 《擬古五首·其一》

     Mù luò bù lí gēn, jú gǎo bù lí zhī. [Pinyin]

     Leaves wither but do not break from the root, chrysanthemums dry up but do not break from the stem.

   • 怎樣乎阮，離葉離枝，永遠無人倘看見 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     怎样乎阮，离叶离枝，永远无人倘看见 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 1934, 周添旺 (lyricist), 《雨夜花》

     Chóaⁿ-iūⁿ hō͘ gún, lī-hio̍h lī-ki, éng-oán bô-lâng thang khòaⁿ-kìⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Why do you let me be cut off from the leaves and branches, forever unseen by anyone

   • 花若離枝，隨蓮去 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     花若离枝，随莲去 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 1997, 蘇芮 (singer), 蔡振南 (lyricist), 《花若離枝》

     Hoe nā lī-ki, sûi lian--khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If the flower breaks off from the stem, it will quickly wither away

離枝

1. Lizhi (an ancient kingdom)