Read Edit View history 杀鸡焉用牛刀 shājīyānyòngniúdāo why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shājīyānyòngniúdāo why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken? (figuratively) small matters do not require large effort or great talent; 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 Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shājīyānyòngniúdāo why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken? (figuratively) small matters do not require large effort or great talent; 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 Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)