A metal drill bit spirals forcefully into material like heartfelt praise piercing deep into someone's heart.
钻牛角尖
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
- 。
Don't get so caught up in trivial details anymore.
- 貳动verb
to bash one's head against a brick wall
- 。
Don't be so stubborn about it.
- 參动verb
a wild goose chase
- 。
Don't overthink things by getting stuck on minor details.
- 肆动verb
a blind alley
- 。
Don't get caught up in overthinking things.
- 伍动verb
to split hairs
- 。
Don't keep obsessing over this minor detail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large; broad)ASSOCIATIVE
A small shape on top and a large shape on bottom form a pointed arrow shape—that is the character for sharp.
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
- 。
Don't get so caught up in trivial details anymore.
- 貳动verb
to bash one's head against a brick wall
- 。
Don't be so stubborn about it.
- 參动verb
a wild goose chase
- 。
Don't overthink things by getting stuck on minor details.
- 肆动verb
a blind alley
- 。
Don't get caught up in overthinking things.
- 伍动verb
to split hairs
- 。
Don't keep obsessing over this minor detail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large; broad)ASSOCIATIVE
A small shape on top and a large shape on bottom form a pointed arrow shape—that is the character for sharp.
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