横生枝节

Traditional: 橫生枝節

héng shēng zhī jié

Dictionary entry

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

What does 横生枝节 mean?

横生枝节 (héng shēng zhī jié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

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横hénghorizontal · across 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 枝zhībranch · classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 节jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

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横生枝节

héng shēng zhī jié

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