节外生枝

Traditional: 節外生枝

jié wài shēng zhī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

What does 节外生枝 mean?

节外生枝 (jié wài shēng zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

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

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节外生枝

jié wài shēng zhī

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