钻牛角尖
zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān

to split hairs

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

    钻牛角尖 / 鑽牛角尖 zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān

    钻牛角 / 鑽牛角 zuān​niú​jiǎo

    variant

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

    created reference

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

    钻牛角尖 / 鑽牛角尖 zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān

    钻牛犄角 / 鑽牛犄角 zuān​niú​jī​jiǎo

    variant

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

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

    钻牛角尖 / 鑽牛角尖

    zuān​niú​jiǎo​jiān

    to split hairs

    To waste time or energy on insignificant or insoluble problems; to be overly stubborn or obsessive about a dead end.

    钻, 牛角尖

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to enter 牛角尖 (literal) → 牛角尖 · niú​jiǎo​jiān · pointless problem

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

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