Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「橫生枝節」, with details below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「橫生枝節」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Trivia: a metaphor for small or side issues. A metaphor for some troubles happening unexpectedly in the process of solving a problem.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
héng shēng zhī jiē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
waang4 saang1/sang1 ji1 jit3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
