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

  1. 1lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3a wild goose chase
  4. 4a blind alley
  5. 5to split hairs

Characters in 钻牛角尖

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