Definition of 矯角殺牛 (きょうかくさつぎゅう)
きょうかくさつぎゅう
矯角殺牛
きょうかくさつぎゅう
kyoukakusatsugyuu
expression
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trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process, trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing, the cure is worse than the disease(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
矯 | rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify |
角 | angle, corner, square, horn, antlers |
殺 | kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil |
牛 | cow |