有枝有叶 yǒu zhī yǒu yè

DEFINITIONS

  1. to become bogged down in the details (idiom)

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
枝 zhī branches, limbs; branch off
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
叶 yè to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf