「鑽牛角尖」
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| Pronunciation: | zyun3 ngau4 gok3 zim1 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
鑽 to drill; diamond; drill 牛 cow; cattle 角 angle; (money) ten cents; (geography) cape; point; headland; role; part; character; to contend; to compete; to challenge; angle (in geometry); corner; (of an animal) horn 尖 sharp; tip; point; pointed; tapering; high-pitched; shrill; piercing; a gym |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Explanation: |
to become frustrated by focusing too much on some issue; to split hairs; literally: to drill an ox horn
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