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割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

Definitions

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

Child Words of 割鸡焉用牛刀

割
gē
刀
dāo
焉
yān
鸡
jī
用
yòng
牛
niú