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钻牛角尖

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

Definitions

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

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