Definitions

1. 1. lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2. 2. to bash one's head against a brick wall
3. 3. a wild goose chase
4. 4. a blind alley
5. 5. to split hairs
6. 6. same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖

Components

• 钻 zuān – to drill
• 牛角 niú jiǎo – cow horn

Related Words

• 钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān – lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom)