Read Edit View history 大材小用 dàcáixiǎoyòng waste of talent Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 大材小用 dàcáixiǎoyòng waste of talent (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; to use a great resource for a trivial purpose Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 大材小用/大材小用 → 大器小用/大器小用 Edit Delete synonym 屈才/屈才 → 大材小用/大材小用 Edit Delete antonym 小材大用/小材大用 → 大材小用/大材小用 Edit Delete synonym 大器小用/大器小用 → 大材小用/大材小用 Edit Delete
大材小用 dàcáixiǎoyòng waste of talent (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; to use a great resource for a trivial purpose Edit Delete