鑽牛角
zuān​niú​jiǎo

to split hairs

  • created reference approved 钻牛角/鑽牛角 → 钻牛角尖/鑽牛角尖 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻牛角 / 鑽牛角 zuān​niú​jiǎo

    钻牛角尖 / 鑽牛角尖 zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

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

    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

    钻, 牛角

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to study intensively 牛角 (literal) → 牛角 · niú​jiǎo · ox horn

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

    created sense