节外生枝 (節外生枝) jié wài shēng zhī

jié wài shēng zhī set phrase a new branch grows out of a knot; new issues keep arising
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '節外生枝'; Guoyu '節外生枝')

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  • Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 2
  • Scroll 19 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 4 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 2 Quotations from Abbot Xu Tang 虛堂和尚語錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 3 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1