牛刀割鸡 niúdāogējī to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 牛刀 niúdāo butcher's knife a knife used for slaughtering cattle割 gē verb to cut to cut apart; to sever with a knife or blade鸡 雞 jī noun chicken chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs