钻牛角

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

   • nǐbúyàozuānniújiǎojiānle.

     你不要钻牛角尖了。🔊

     You shouldn't get stuck on this detail anymore.

2. 貳动verb

   to bash one's head against a brick wall

   • nǐbúyàozuānniújiǎojiānle.

     你不要钻牛角尖了。🔊

     Don't be so obstinate and stuck in your ways anymore.

3. 參动verb

   a wild goose chase

   • bùyàozuānniújiǎojiān.

     不要钻牛角尖。🔊

     Don't get stuck on a dead end; don't obsess over a trivial problem.

4. 肆动verb

   a blind alley

   • nǐbúyàozuānniújiǎojiān.

     你不要钻牛角尖。🔊

     Don't get stuck on a dead-end issue.

5. 伍动verb

   to split hairs

   • nǐbúyàozuānniújiǎojiān.

     你不要钻牛角尖。🔊

     Don't get caught up in splitting hairs over trivial details.