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節外生枝
jié​wài​shēng​zhī

to hit a snag

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

节外生枝/ 節外生枝 jié​wài​shēng​zhī to hit a snag

(idiom) for new problems to arise unexpectedly; to deliberately complicate an issue by raising obstacles or side issues

References

see 不蔓不枝/不蔓不枝 → 节外生枝/節外生枝
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