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[鑽牛角] zuānniújiǎo lit. honing a bull's horn; 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
same as idiom 鑽牛角尖
>钻牛角尖

Character Composition

Character Compounds

Word Compounds


        zuànshí, [鑽石], diamond/CL:顆|颗[kē]
        zuàn/zuān, [鑚]/[鑽], variant of 鑽|钻[zuàn], to drill/to bore/to get into/to make one's way into/to ent...
        zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
        zuānjìn, [鑽進], to get into/to dig into (studies, job etc)/to squeeze into
        zuànjiè, [鑽戒], diamond ring/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        zuānkǒng, [鑽孔], to bore a hole/to drill/drilled hole
        zuāntàn, [鑽探], drilling
        zuānjǐng, [鑽井], to drill (e.g. for oil)/a borehole
        zuānyán, [鑽研], to study meticulously/to delve into
        diànzuàn, [電鑽], electric drill
        zuānniújiǎojiān, [鑽牛角尖], lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble...
        zuānxīn, [鑽心], to sneak in/to infiltrate/to be piercingly painful/to be unbearable (of pain, it...
        zuānkòngzi, [鑽空子], lit. to drill a hole/to take advantage of a loophole/to exploit an advantage/to ...
        diāozuān, [刁鑽], crafty/tricky
        shǒuzuàn, [手鑽], gimlet/hand drill
        
        
        
        zuāntànjī, [鑽探機], drilling machine
        
        

        Niú/niú, surname Niu, ox/cow/bull/CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu]/newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn])...
        niúnǎi, cow's milk/CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
        niúzǎi, cowboy
        niúròu, beef
        niúpái, steak
        niúzǎikù, [牛仔褲], jeans/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        DǒuNiú/dòuniú, [鬥牛], Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy), bullfighting
        chuīniú, to talk big/to shoot off one's mouth/to chat (dialect)
        gōngniú, bull
        nǎiniú, milk cow/dairy cow
        Niújīn, Oxford (city in England)
        shuǐniú, water buffalo
        xīniú, rhinoceros
        fēngniúbìng, [瘋牛病], mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
        yěniú, bison
        Niúdùn/niúdùn, [牛頓], Newton (name)/Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist,...
        wōniú, [蝸牛], snail/Taiwan pr. [guā niú]
        
        HóngNiú, [紅牛], Red Bull (energy drink)
        xiǎoniú, calf/(coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
        niúpí, cowhide/leather/fig. flexible and tough/boasting/big talk
        niúyóu, butter
        niújiǎo, cow horn
        
        chuīniúpí, to boast/to talk big
        qiānniúhuā, [牽牛花], white-edged morning glory
        hǎiniú, manatee
        zuānniújiǎojiān, [鑽牛角尖], lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble...
        Niúláng/niúláng, Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女/Altair (star), cowhe...
        máoniú, [氂牛], yak (Bos grunniens)
        niúwā, bullfrog
        niúdú, [牛犢], calf
        rǔniú, dairy cattle
        niúpáiguǎn, [牛排館], steakhouse
        Jīnniúzuò, Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        
        niúzǎibù, denim
        huángniú, [黃牛], ox/cattle/scalper of tickets etc/to fail to show up/to break a promise
        niúpíxuǎn, [牛皮癬], psoriasis
        
        
        
        
        niúqi, [牛氣], (coll.) haughty/overbearing/(economics) bullish
        
        duōrúniúmáo, as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)/great amount of/countless
        xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
        
        niúbàng, burdock
        
        
        
        niúpízhǐ, [牛皮紙], kraft paper
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        niúlán, [牛欄], cattle pen
        niúshì, bull market
        Qiānniú/qiānniú, [牽牛], Altair (star)/Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女, morni...
        
        niúpíqi, [牛脾氣], bullheadedness/stubborn
        
        niúmǎ, [牛馬], oxen and horses/beasts of burden/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        
        
        
        
        
        shèniú, musk ox
        
        
        
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        niúgānjùn, porcino (Boletus edulis)
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        shuǐniúr, [水牛兒], (dialect) snail
        niúguǐshéshén, evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements
        
        
        
        
        niúdòu, cowpox
        
        
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        fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, [風馬牛不相及], to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant
        
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        niúhuáng, [牛黃], bezoar
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        niúpícài, chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
·         Àisàkè·Niúdùn, [艾薩克·牛頓], Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
        niúròumiàn, [牛肉麵], beef noodle soup
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        tiānniú, Longhorn beetle
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        niúnián, Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
        Qiānniúxīng, [牽牛星], Altair (star)/Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女

        juésè, role/character in a novel/persona/also pr. [jiǎo sè]
        Jué/jiǎo/jué, surname Jue, angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 1...
        jiǎodù, angle/point of view
        zhǔjué, leading role/lead
        jiǎoluò, nook/corner
        WǔjiǎoDàlóu, [五角大樓], the Pentagon
        guǎijiǎo, to turn a corner/corner
        juézhú, to tussle/to contend/to contest
        sānjiǎo, triangle
        shìjiǎo, [視角], viewpoint/angle on sth/perspective
        dújiǎoshòu, [獨角獸], unicorn
        zhuǎnjiǎo, [轉角], bend in a street/corner/to turn a corner
        
        sānjiǎozhōu, delta (geography)
        pèijué, supporting role (in play, film etc)/minor role/to play a secondary role (in busi...
        sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
        hàojiǎo, [號角], bugle horn
        guǎiwānmòjiǎo, [拐彎抹角], lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)/fig. to speak in a ...
        kǒujiǎo/kǒujué, corner of the mouth, altercation/wrangle/angry argument
        TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
        chùjiǎo, [觸角], antenna/feeler
        qiángjiǎo, [牆角], corner (junction of two walls)
        wǔjiǎoxīng, pentagram
鹿         lùjiǎo, antler/deer horn/abatis
        dújiǎoxì, [獨角戲], monodrama/one-man show/comic talk
        niújiǎo, cow horn
        zuǐjiǎo, corner of the mouth
        jiǎomó, cornea
        yǎnjiǎo, outer or inner corner of the eye/canthus
        juédòu, [角鬥], to wrestle
        sǐjiǎo, gap in coverage/gap in protection or defenses/neglected or overlooked area/dead ...
        léngjiǎo, [稜角], edge and corner/protrusion/sharpness (of a protrusion)/craggy/ridge corner
        zuānniújiǎojiān, [鑽牛角尖], lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble...
        
        zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
        bìnjiǎo, [鬢角], sideburns/temples/hair on the temples
        gōuxīndòujiǎo, [勾心鬥角], to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)/(in palace construction) elaborat...
        
        
        zhíjiǎo, a right angle
        
        
        jījiǎo, horn
        
        jiǎozhì, [角質], cutin/keratin
        màijiǎo, [麥角], ergot
        sānjiǎokù, [三角褲], briefs/panties
        dòujiǎo, string bean/snap bean/green bean
        tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
        yǎnjiǎomó, cornea
        jiǎoqiú, corner kick (in soccer)/free strike in hockey
        
        HǎowàngJiǎo, Cape of Good Hope
广         guǎngjiǎo, [廣角], wide-angle/panoramic/fig. wide perspective/panorama
        chǒujué, clown role in opera/clown/buffoon
        ruìjiǎo, [銳角], acute angle
        duìjiǎo, [對角], opposite angle
        
        
线         duìjiǎoxiàn, [對角線], (geometry) a diagonal
        Fódéjiǎo, Cape Verde
        
        
        BěiJiǎo, North Point district of Hong Kong
        bājiǎo, anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati
        xiéjiǎo, bevel angle/oblique angle
        jiǎozi, one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
        jiǎomóyán, keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)
广         guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
        qīngjiǎo, [傾角], dip/angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal)/tilt (...
        
        juélì, wrestling/a trial of strength
        
        
        
        
        jiājiǎo, [夾角], angle (between two intersecting lines)
        sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
        
        
        sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
        sānjiǎofǎ, trigonometry (math.)
        dùnjiǎo, [鈍角], obtuse angle
        
        liángjiǎoqì, protractor/angle gauge
        biānjiǎoliào, [邊角料], scrap/bits and pieces left over
        yījiǎo, corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
        
        fèngmáolínjiǎo, [鳳毛麟角], lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)/fig. few and far betw...
        Kǎnàwéilāěrjiǎo, [卡納維拉爾角], Cape Canaveral, Florida, home of Kennedy space center 肯尼迪航天中心[Kěn ní dí Háng tiā...
        
        fāngwèijiǎo, azimuth
        
        sānjiǎohánshù, [三角函數], trigonometric function
        TiánzhōngJiǎoróng, [田中角榮], Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974
        míngjué, famous actor
        dǐngjiǎo, [頂角], angle at apex/summit angle/cusp
        
        hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
        
        wǔjiǎoxíng, pentagon
        
        
        jiǎomǎ, [角馬], gnu/wildebeest

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