枝节横生

枝
枝
节
節
横
橫
生
生
side issues keep arising (idiom)

Characters and words in 枝节横生

枝
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
枝 = 支 + 木 : James II of England (zh) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) floating around in front of the space station (Ø1) with lots of lychees (枝) attached to it. He is able to grab one single (枝) branch (支) to grab some of them before the Christmas tree floats on.
枝
枝
节
節
branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem
节
節
jie̅ = ji + e1
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
节
節
jié = ji + e2
festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL:個|个[ge4]
节 = 卩 + 艹 : Joan of Arc and the baby seal spend their holiday just inside the elevator's kitchen. They are relaxing on artificial lawn camp beds all day.
节
節
jié = ji + e2
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)
横
橫
héng = h + (e)ng2
horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent
横 = 木 + 黄 : Hamlet (h) climbed on the beam (横) of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and now he is too afraid to come down again. If the Yellow Emperor (黄) doesn't want to call the fire brigade, for better or worse he'll have to climb the Christmas Tree (木) to pick Hamlet up.
横
橫
hèng = h + (e)ng4
harsh and unreasonable / unexpected
横
橫
生
生
to grow without restraint / overflowing with / to happen unexpectedly
生
she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

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