横生枝节

héng shēng zhī jié

Definitions

1. to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

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Child Words of 横生枝节

• 枝 枝 zhī: branch
• 横 横 héng: horizontal
• 横 横 hèng: harsh and unreasonable
• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 节 节 jiē: see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
• 节 节 jié: joint; node
• 枝节 枝节 zhī jié: branches and knots
• 横生 横生 héng shēng: to grow without restraint