节外生枝 (jié wài shēng zhī) | Meaning: (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)横生枝节héng shēng zhī jié

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising节上生枝jié shàng shēng zhī

unfavorable · disadvantageous · harmful · detrimental不利bù lì

embellish a story · add a few branches and leaves添枝加叶tiān zhī jiā yè

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)好事多磨hǎo shì duō mó

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly