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
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
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
cow