牛刀割雞
niú​dāo​gē​jī

to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

  • created reference approved 牛刀割鸡/牛刀割雞 → 割鸡焉用牛刀/割雞焉用牛刀 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛刀割鸡 / 牛刀割雞 niú​dāo​gē​jī

    割鸡焉用牛刀 / 割雞焉用牛刀 gē​jī​yān​yòng​niú​dāo

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 牛刀割鸡/牛刀割雞 · niú​dāo​gē​jī · to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛刀割鸡 / 牛刀割雞

    niú​dāo​gē​jī

    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

    牛刀 (literal) → 牛刀 · niú​dāo · butcher's knife 割 (literal) → 割 · gē · to cut 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken

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

    created sense