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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]