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钻牛角尖

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

Definitions

  • 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
  • a blind alley
  • to split hairs