Read Edit View history 牛刀小试 niúdāoxiǎoshì to show a bit of one's talent Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 牛刀小试 牛刀小試 niúdāoxiǎoshì to show a bit of one's talent A first small demonstration of the impressive skills of a person with great talent; originally referred to using a large cleaver to perform a minor task Frequency Written text 0.106 per million Cross-References Synonym 大显身手 dàxiǎnshēnshǒuSame as 小试牛刀 xiǎoshìniúdāo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
牛刀小试 牛刀小試 niúdāoxiǎoshì to show a bit of one's talent A first small demonstration of the impressive skills of a person with great talent; originally referred to using a large cleaver to perform a minor task Frequency Written text 0.106 per million Cross-References Synonym 大显身手 dàxiǎnshēnshǒuSame as 小试牛刀 xiǎoshìniúdāo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)