钻牛角
Traditional: 鑽牛角Dictionary entry
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
What does 钻牛角 mean?
钻牛角 (zuān niú jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2to bash one's head against a brick wall
3a wild goose chase
4a blind alley
5to split hairs
6same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
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