zhè / gè / xiàng / mù / gāng / kāi / shǐ / tǎo / lùn / jiù / zhī / jié / héng / shēng / chí / chí / wú / fǎ / què / dìng / zhòng / diǎn

这个项目刚开始讨论，就枝节横生，迟迟无法确定重点。

As soon as the project was discussed, side issues kept arising and the main focus could not be determined.