繁息

Chinese

		complicated; many; in great numbers	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (繁息)		繁	息
simp. #(繁息)		繁	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fánxī, fánxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧ, ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánsi
    • Wade–Giles: fan²-hsi¹
    • Yale: fán-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnshi
    • Palladius: фаньси (fanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánsí
    • Wade–Giles: fan²-hsi²
    • Yale: fán-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnshyi
    • Palladius: фаньси (fanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ ɕi³⁵/

Verb

繁息

1. (literary) to grow and multiply

   • 如不消滅中醫，不但妨礙民族的繁息、民生的改良，[…[[]#Chinese|]]] [MSC, trad.]
     如不消灭中医，不但妨碍民族的繁息、民生的改良，[…[[]#Chinese|]]] [MSC, simp.]

     From: 余雲岫

     rú bù xiāomiè zhōngyī, bùdàn fáng'ài mínzú de fánxī, mínshēng de gǎiliáng, [... ] [Pinyin]

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   • 置之茂草，則肥澤繁息 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     置之茂草，则肥泽繁息 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《政論》

     zhì zhī màocǎo, zé féizé fánxī [Pinyin]

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   • 養之得法，必致繁息，且多得糞，可以壅田。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     养之得法，必致繁息，且多得粪，可以壅田。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《農政全書·卷41》

     Yǎng zhī défǎ, bì zhì fánxī, qiě duō dé fèn, kěyǐ yōngtián. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
繁	息
はん Grade: S	そく Grade: 3
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
繁息 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 繁息 – see the following entry.

【蕃息はんそく】 [noun] multiplying, proliferating [verb] to multiply, to proliferate

(This term, 繁息, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)