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钻牛角
zuān​niú​jiǎo

to split hairs

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

same_as 钻牛角/鑽牛角 → 钻牛角尖/鑽牛角尖
variant 钻牛角尖/鑽牛角尖 → 钻牛角/鑽牛角
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