大材小用

dà cái xiǎo yòng

Definitionen

1. using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
2. a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Bestandteilwörter von 大材小用

• 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 xiǎo: small
• 用 yòng: to use
• 材 cái: material