钻牛角尖 | Chinese meaning

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
to bash one's head against a brick wall
a wild goose chase
a blind alley
to split hairs

汉语词典Chinese 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

汉语词典Chinese definitions

HSK 6

含义drill, bore; pierce; diamond

拼音zuān

HSK 11

含义cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)

拼音niú

HSK 21

含义horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

拼音jiǎo

HSK 62

含义sharp, pointed, acute, keen

拼音jiān

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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

汉语词典Chinese 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

汉语词典Chinese definitions