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節上生枝

简 节上生枝 · 繁 節上生枝
Mandarin · pinyin jié shàng shēng zhī

Meanings

  1. a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
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上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
枝
zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
节
jié · knot, node, joint; section
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2–4–1–1 · jie2 shang4 sheng1 zhi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1

Cantonese word readings for 節上生枝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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節上生枝 · jie2 shang4 sheng1 zhi1
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Exact source record節上生枝 节上生枝 [jie2 shang4 sheng1 zhi1] /a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising/