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快要達成協議時對方節外生枝 | |
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues This sentence is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, it cannot be used in Cantonese. 國 Level: 3 |
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快要達成協議時對方節外生枝 | |
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快要
faai3 jiu3 - 國 about to 達成協議 daat6 sing4 hip3 ji5 - arrive at an agreement; come to an agreement 時 si4 - time 對方 deoi3 fong1 - counterpart; the other side; the other party; the opposite side 節外生枝 zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 - [1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles |
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This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 31st Dec 2008 00:46 |