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矯角殺牛

きょうかくさつぎゅう

trying to straighten the horns of a bull

Pronunciation

きょうかくさつぎゅう

Contains Kanji

矯
きょう
rectify
角
かく
angle
殺
さつ
kill
牛
ぎゅう
cow

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1. 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.

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