鑽牛角尖

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
to bash one's head against a brick wall
a wild goose chase
a blind alley
to split hairs

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).