Chinese Word: 节外生枝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

1		zǒng shì 总是 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝， zǒng shì 总是 yǒu rén 有人 chū miàn 出面 gān shè 干涉。 Always there is something. Always someone will interfere.
2		kuài yào 快要 dá chéng 达成 xié yì 协议 shí 时， duì fāng 对方 yòu 又 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues (or caused complications).
3		kuài yào 快要 dá chéng 达成 xié yì 协议 de 的 shí hou 时候， duì fāng 对方 yòu 又 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues.
4		cōng ming 聪明 de 的 lǎo pó 老婆 cóng bù 从不 gěi 给 lǎo gōng 老公 yǒu 有 shí jiān 时间 sān sī 三思， shěng de 省得 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 A wise wife never gives her husband time to have second thoughts.
5		kǎn diào 砍掉 kāi chǎng bái 开场白 hé 和 jié shù yǔ 结束语， shì qing 事情 shuō wán 说完 jí shí 及时 dǎ zhù 打住， bú yào 不要 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 Cut out the introduction and the peroration, and stop before you get to secondly.

1		zǒng shì 总是 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝， zǒng shì 总是 yǒu rén 有人 chū miàn 出面 gān shè 干涉。 Always there is something. Always someone will interfere.
2		kuài yào 快要 dá chéng 达成 xié yì 协议 shí 时， duì fāng 对方 yòu 又 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues (or caused complications).
3		kuài yào 快要 dá chéng 达成 xié yì 协议 de 的 shí hou 时候， duì fāng 对方 yòu 又 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues.
4		cōng ming 聪明 de 的 lǎo pó 老婆 cóng bù 从不 gěi 给 lǎo gōng 老公 yǒu 有 shí jiān 时间 sān sī 三思， shěng de 省得 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 A wise wife never gives her husband time to have second thoughts.
5		kǎn diào 砍掉 kāi chǎng bái 开场白 hé 和 jié shù yǔ 结束语， shì qing 事情 shuō wán 说完 jí shí 及时 dǎ zhù 打住， bú yào 不要 jié wài shēng zhī 节外生枝。 Cut out the introduction and the peroration, and stop before you get to secondly.