大材小用
dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng

waste of talent

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

    大材小用 dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng

    大器小用 dà​qì​xiǎo​yòng

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 大材小用 · dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng · waste of talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大材小用

    dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng

    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

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 材 (literal) → 材 · cái · talent 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 用 (literal) → 用 · yòng · to use

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

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