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杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā​jī​yān​yòng​niú​dāo

overkill

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杀鸡焉用牛刀 (殺雞焉用牛刀) shā​jī​yān​yòng​niú​dāo
overkill
Why use a powerful tool for a trivial task; don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

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Cross-References

Same as

  • 割鸡焉用牛刀 gē​jī​yān​yòng​niú​dāo

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)