大器小用
dà​qì​xiǎo​yòng

to waste talent

  • created reference approved 大器小用 → 大材小用 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大器小用 dà​qì​xiǎo​yòng

    大材小用 dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 大器小用 · dà​qì​xiǎo​yòng · to waste talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大器小用

    dà​qì​xiǎo​yòng

    to waste talent

    to waste one's great talents on petty tasks; used to describe a capable person assigned to an insignificant role

    大器 (literal) → 大器 · dà​qì · talented person 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · slightly 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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