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(of new problems) crop up unexpectedly; deliberately complicate an issue; raise obstacles; cause complications

jié wài shēng zhī

节 外 生 枝

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derog(of new problems) crop up unexpectedly; deliberately complicate an issue; raise obstacles; cause complications
- jiāng yào dá chéng xié yì de shí hou duì fāng yòu jié wài shēng zhī
  将要达成协议的时候，对方又节外生枝。
  An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues.
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héng shēng zhī jié横生枝节 tiān zhī jiā yè添枝加叶 zhī jié héng shēng枝节横生 zhī wài shēng zhī枝外生枝 jiē shàng shēng zhī节上生枝

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