大才小用

dà cái xiǎo yòng

释义

1. lit. making little use of great talent
2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大才小用 的构成词

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