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jmdict 2043800 Active (id: 1988309)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2043800</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>矯角殺牛</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>きょうかくさつぎゅう</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&yoji;</misc>
<gloss>trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process</gloss>
<gloss>trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing</gloss>
<gloss>the cure is worse than the disease</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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