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節上生枝

简节上生枝 · 繁節上生枝

Mandarin · pinyin jié shàng shēng zhī

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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zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1

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