jié​shàng​shēng​zhī

to encounter complications

Senses

节上生枝/ 節上生枝 jié​shàng​shēng​zhī to encounter complications

Literally "a new branch grows out of a knot"; used to describe a situation where one complication or side issue after another arises.

References

synonym 节上生枝/節上生枝 横生枝节/橫生枝節