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钻牛角
zuān​niú​jiǎo

to split hairs

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
钻牛角 鑽牛角 zuān//niú​jiǎo
to split hairs
To waste time on insignificant or insoluble problems; to reach a dead end by focusing on trivialities

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  • 钻牛角尖 zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān