钻牛角 | Chinese meaning

钻牛角【zuān niú jiǎo】

lit. honing a bull's horn; 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
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖

lit. honing a bull's horn; 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
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖

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