杀鸡用牛刀
Traditional (Taiwan):
殺雞用牛刀
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to waste great talent on a small task
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to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken
- Meaning
- Wasting great talent on a small task. Said with sympathy or as a mild joke about overqualification.
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