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