小材大用
xiǎo​cái​dà​yòng

to overtask someone

  • created reference approved 小材大用 → 大材小用 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小材大用 xiǎo​cái​dà​yòng

    大材小用 dà​cái​xiǎo​yòng

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 小材大用 · xiǎo​cái​dà​yòng · to overtask someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小材大用

    xiǎo​cái​dà​yòng

    to overtask someone

    Describes someone with little talent who is given a heavy responsibility or task beyond their ability

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

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

    created sense