牛角尖

Chinese

		cow horn	point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed
simp. and trad. (牛角尖)		牛角	尖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niújiǎojiān

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niújiǎojiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujeaujian
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: niújiǎojiānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujeaujial
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹
  - Yale: ngàuh gok jīm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gok⁸ dzim¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ gog³ jim¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³ t͡siːm⁵⁵/

Noun

牛角尖

(figuratively) something that cannot be solved or is unworthy of being studied in detail; insignificant problem

Derived terms

鑽牛角尖／钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān)

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