Read Edit View history Discussion 牛刀割雞 niúdāogējī to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 牛刀割鸡 牛刀割雞 niúdāogējī to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut to use a great talent for a trivial task; to waste one's potential on a petty matter Frequency Written text 0.001 per million Cross-References Same as 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
牛刀割鸡 牛刀割雞 niúdāogējī to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut to use a great talent for a trivial task; to waste one's potential on a petty matter Frequency Written text 0.001 per million Cross-References Same as 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)