枝節
simp枝节zi1 zit3zhī jié
English
- branches and knots
- fig. side issue
- minor peripheral problem
- side issues; minor matters; literally, branches and knots
- unexpected difficulty, trouble or complication
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻為次要、瑣碎嘅事情
- 比喻為衍生出嚟嘅麻煩,突如其來、冇預計過嘅難題
Examples
呢件事嘅枝節我唔講嘞,總之最後我哋和好如初啦!
I don't want to discuss the details of this matter. The important thing is that we ultimately became friends again like before. ----
既然佢父母而家唔反對,你哋唔好再生枝節嚹,快啲結婚喇!
As her parents don't disagree with it now, you (two) don't make any unexpected difficulties again, get married as early as possible!
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk