杀鸡用不着牛刀殺雞用不著牛刀殺雞用不着牛刀

killing a chicken needs no ox-cleaver

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A small job does not call for great force. Like 'don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut'.

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Simplified: 杀鸡用不着牛刀
Traditional (Taiwan): 殺雞用不著牛刀
Traditional (Hong Kong): 殺雞用不着牛刀
Pinyin: shā jī yòngbùzháo niúdāo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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