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Definitions4 characters
zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

As word

1
zuan1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs
2
niu2
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs
3
jiao3
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs
4
jian1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs