節上生枝 — jie2 shang4 sheng1 zhi1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

jie² shang⁴ sheng¹ zhi¹

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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上

生

枝

As word

1

jie²

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

2

shang⁴

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

3

sheng¹

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

4

zhi¹

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising