Different branches
Chinese idioms, Pinyin is zh ī Bi é Ti á oy ì, which means the metaphor of confusion. It comes from the three history tables of qiuhezheng.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Heng of the Han Dynasty wrote in his three historical tables of seeking unity: "when I see your Majesty's Thoughts on the origin of Guangxian, I take ancient books as the basis, but the branches of historical books are different and consistent."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Different branches
with half of one 's body already in the grave - bàn jié rù tǔ
Satirize virtue and recite merits - fěng dé sòng gōng