cáidànányòng
useless due to size
- useless due to size
- Literally referring to a tree with a trunk so swollen or branches so gnarled that it does not fit standard tools (from 庄子 zhuāngzǐ)
- great talent is hard to employ
- Metaphorically used to describe a person with great talent who cannot find a suitable position or whose abilities are underutilized
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Has variant
- 才大难用 cáidànányòng