钻牛角

zuān niú jiǎo

Définitions

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 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖

Mots contenant 钻牛角

• 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

Mots composant 钻牛角

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