Read Edit View history 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 割鸡焉用牛刀/ 割雞焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Why use a meat cleaver to kill a chicken; used to describe wasting a lot of effort on a small matter or using a great talent for a trivial task. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 割鸡焉用牛刀/割雞焉用牛刀 → 杀鸡焉用牛刀/殺雞焉用牛刀 Edit Delete same_as 杀鸡焉用牛刀/殺雞焉用牛刀 → 割鸡焉用牛刀/割雞焉用牛刀 Edit Delete same_as 牛刀割鸡/牛刀割雞 → 割鸡焉用牛刀/割雞焉用牛刀 Edit Delete see 牛刀/牛刀 → 割鸡焉用牛刀/割雞焉用牛刀 Edit Delete
割鸡焉用牛刀/ 割雞焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Why use a meat cleaver to kill a chicken; used to describe wasting a lot of effort on a small matter or using a great talent for a trivial task. Edit Delete