Meaning of 钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖 means to split hairs; to get bogged down in trivialities; to waste effort on insoluble or worthless problems; to be obstinate; to dig in one's heels; to stubbornly adhere to an opinion without flexibility. Pronounced zuān niú jiǎo jiān.
- to split hairs; to get bogged down in trivialities; to waste effort on insoluble or worthless problems
- to be obstinate; to dig in one's heels; to stubbornly adhere to an opinion without flexibility
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
bié别
zài再
zuān钻
niú牛
jiǎo角
jiān尖
le了
，
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
gēn根
běn本
wú无
jiě解
。
Stop splitting hairs—this problem has no solution anyway.
Zuò做
yán研
jiū究
yào要
xué学
huì会
qǔ取
shě舍
，
bù不
néng能
lǎo老
shì是
zuān钻
niú牛
jiǎo角
jiān尖
。
You need to learn to pick your battles in research; you can't always get bogged down in trivialities.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
zuān钻
niú牛
jiǎo角
jiān尖
，
wèi为
yī一
xiē些
xiǎo小
shì事
zhēng争
lùn论
bù不
xiū休
。
He always loves to split hairs, arguing endlessly over trivial matters.