橫生枝節
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Chinese[edit]
unruly; horizontal; across unruly; horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
branch; (a measure word) | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
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trad. (橫生枝節) | 橫 | 生 | 枝 | 節 | |
simp. (横生枝节) | 横 | 生 | 枝 | 节 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
橫生枝節
- to raise unexpected difficulties; to deliberately complicate an issue
Synonyms[edit]
- (Hokkien) 吐一支