zuān niú jiǎo jiān
Traditional: 鑽牛角尖
钻牛角尖 (zuān niú jiǎo jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
- 2to bash one's head against a brick wall
- 3a wild goose chase
- 4a blind alley
- 5to split hairs