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牛鼎烹鸡
niú​dǐng​pēng​jī

to swat a fly with a cannon

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
牛鼎烹鸡 牛鼎烹雞 niú​dǐng​pēng​jī
to swat a fly with a cannon
to use a large cauldron intended for cooking an ox to boil a chicken; to waste great talent on a trivial task
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