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快要達成協議對方節外生枝
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.

  Level: 3
快要達成協議時對方節外生枝

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快要  faai3 jiu3  kuai4 yao4  -  about to
達成協議  daat6 sing4 hip3 ji5  da2 cheng2 xie2 yi4  -  arrive at an agreement; come to an agreement
 si4  shi2  - time
對方  deoi3 fong1  dui4 fang1  -  counterpart; the other side; the other party; the opposite side
節外生枝  zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1  jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1  -  [1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles
This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 31st Dec 2008 00:46
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