小試牛刀
xiǎo​shì​niú​dāo

to show a glimpse of one's talent

  • created reference approved 小试牛刀/小試牛刀 → 牛刀小试/牛刀小試 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小试牛刀 / 小試牛刀 xiǎo​shì​niú​dāo

    牛刀小试 / 牛刀小試 niú​dāo​xiǎo​shì

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 小试牛刀/小試牛刀 · xiǎo​shì​niú​dāo · to show a glimpse of one's talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小试牛刀 / 小試牛刀

    xiǎo​shì​niú​dāo

    to show a glimpse of one's talent

    to give a small demonstration of one's great skills or talents; used to describe an able person starting on a minor task to show what they can do

    小试 (literal) → 小试/小試 · xiǎo​shì · to try briefly 牛刀 (literal) → 牛刀 · niú​dāo · great talent

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

    created sense