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鑽牛角尖

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

C1–C2 Level 7

鑽牛角尖 (zuān niú jiǎo jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. a wild goose chase
  4. a blind alley
  5. 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).