tú​lóng

slaying the dragon

Senses

屠龙/ 屠龍 tú​lóng slaying the dragon

To slay a dragon; also used to describe a great undertaking or heroic struggle.

屠龙/ 屠龍 tú​lóng useless skill

Literary; describes a skill that is extremely high or difficult to learn but has no practical application, based on the story of a man who spent his fortune learning how to slay dragons when no dragons existed.

References

see 屠龙/屠龍 屠龙技/屠龍技
see 屠龙/屠龍 屠龙之技/屠龍之技