橫生枝節
héng​shēng​zhī​jié

create complications; side issues crop up

  • created sense approved 横生枝节/橫生枝節 · héng​shēng​zhī​jié · create complications; side issues crop up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    横生枝节 / 橫生枝節

    héng​shēng​zhī​jié

    create complications; side issues crop up

    To have unexpected or deliberate side issues crop up, interfering with the smooth resolution of the main matter

    横生 (literal) → 横生/橫生 · héng​shēng · to happen unexpectedly 枝节 (literal) → 枝节/枝節 · zhī​jié · complications

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    created sense