Entry
割雞焉用牛刀
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
割 雞 焉 用 牛 刀
Miscellaneous
Traditional
割雞焉用牛刀
Simplified
割鸡焉用牛刀
Pinyin
ge1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1
English
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? to waste effort on a trifling matter (idiom)
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