钻牛角

zuān niú jiǎo

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Definitions

1. lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2. to bash one's head against a brick wall
3. a wild goose chase
4. a blind alley
5. to split hairs
6. same as idiom 钻牛角尖

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Words Containing 钻牛角

• 钻牛角尖 钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān: lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

Child Words of 钻牛角

• 牛 牛 niú: ox
• 角 角 jiǎo: angle
• 角 角 jué: role (theater)
• 钻 钻 zuān: to drill
• 钻 钻 zuàn: an auger
• 牛角 牛角 niú jiǎo: cow horn