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节上生枝
jié​shàng​shēng​zhī

to encounter complications

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.

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Synonym

  • 横生枝节 héng​shēng​zhī​jié
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