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牛刀割鸡
niú​dāo​gē​jī

to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 牛刀 niú​dāo
    butcher's knife
    a knife used for slaughtering cattle
  2. 割 gē verb
    to cut
    to cut apart; to sever with a knife or blade
  3. 鸡 雞 jī noun
    chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs