横生枝节 in English heng2 sheng1 zhi1 jie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to deliberately complicate an issue (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

横 生 枝 节

Traditional Characters

橫 生 枝 節

Pinyin

heng2 sheng1 zhi1 jie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

横heng2horizontal 生sheng1to be born 枝zhi1branch 节jie2see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]