incoherent;  inconsistent;  illogical;  disorderly;  confused;  nonsensical
 provision;  supply;  payment;  allowance;  grant
 branch office;  branch store
 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
 support;  backing;  endorsement;  support;  holding up;  propping
 under control (e.g. of territory)
 branch manager;  manager of a branch office
 prop;  stay;  support;  brace;  fulcrum
 expenditure;  disbursement;  expenses
 head of a branch;  branch office manager;  bureau chief
 (governmental) branch office;  subprefecture
 subsidiary domain;  sub-fief
 payment;  defrayal;  disbursement
 earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
 financial supporter (of a visa applicant);  financial sponsor
 south China;  southern China