Daily Chinese Idiom January 15, 2024
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
A new branch grows out of a knot; fig. side issues keep arising
Traditional:
節上生枝
他万万料不到劝诱杜竹斋做公债不成，却反节外生枝，引起了竹斋的大大不满于益中。
He never expected that persuading Du Zhuzhai to issue public debt would backfire, causing dissatisfaction from Yizhong.
