鑽牛犄角
zuān​niú​jī​jiǎo

to split hairs

  • created sense approved 钻牛犄角/鑽牛犄角 · zuān​niú​jī​jiǎo · to split hairs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻牛犄角 / 鑽牛犄角

    zuān​niú​jī​jiǎo

    to split hairs

    To waste time on insignificant details or reach a dead end due to stubbornness; to get stuck in a narrow way of thinking.

    zuān​niú​jī​jiao

    钻, 牛犄角

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to study intensively 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · stubborn 犄角 (literal) → 犄角 · jī​jiǎo · corner

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense