牛角尖

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niújiǎojiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-kak-chiam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niújiǎojiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióujiǎojian
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-chiao³-chien¹
    • Yale: nyóu-jyǎu-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujeaujian
    • Palladius: нюцзяоцзянь (njuczjaoczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niújiǎojiānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióujiǎojianr
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-chiao³-chien¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: nyóu-jyǎu-jyānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujeaujial
    • Palladius: нюцзяоцзяньр (njuczjaoczjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹
    • Yale: ngàuh gok jīm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gok⁸ dzim¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ gog³ jim¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³ t͡siːm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-kak-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: gû-kak-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gu'kakciafm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

Noun

牛角尖

1. (figurative) 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)