qiān​sī​pān​téng

to drag out

Senses

牵丝扳藤/ 牽絲扳藤 qiān​sī​pān​téng (also qiān​sī​bān​téng) to drag out

To drag out an affair or argument; to harass or annoy someone persistently; to be tangled up in complex details or messy connections.

References

variant 牵丝扳藤/牽絲扳藤 牵丝攀藤/牽絲攀藤
synonym 牵丝扳藤/牽絲扳藤 扳缠不清/扳纏不清
synonym 牵丝扳藤/牽絲扳藤 纠缠不清/糾纏不清
variant 牵丝攀藤/牽絲攀藤 牵丝扳藤/牽絲扳藤