Read Edit View history 杀鸡焉用牛刀 shājīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杀鸡焉用牛刀 (殺雞焉用牛刀) shājīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Why use a powerful tool for a trivial task; don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Frequency Written text 0.031 per million Cross-References Same as 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
杀鸡焉用牛刀 (殺雞焉用牛刀) shājīyānyòngniúdāo overkill Why use a powerful tool for a trivial task; don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Frequency Written text 0.031 per million Cross-References Same as 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)