节外生枝

jié wài shēng zhī

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Definitions

  1. 1. (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

Child Words of 节外生枝

外
wài

outside

枝
zhī

branch

生
shēng

to be born

节
jiē

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]

节
jié

joint; node