割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

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Definitions

1. lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2. fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3. also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]

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Child Words of 割鸡焉用牛刀

• 刀 刀 dāo: knife
• 割 割 gē: to cut
• 牛 牛 niú: ox
• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 鸡 鸡 jī: fowl
• 焉 焉 yān: where