zyun1 ngau4 gok3 zim1鑽牛角尖钻牛角尖
Jyutpingzyun1 ngau4 gok3 zim1
Yalejyūn ngàuh gok jīm
Definition
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; a wild goose chase; to split hairs
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