殺雞焉用牛刀

Chinese

to kill; to murder; to slaughter fowl; chicken where; how to use an ox cleaver; a cleaver for butchering oxen
trad. (殺雞焉用牛刀) 牛刀
simp. (杀鸡焉用牛刀) 牛刀
Literally: “Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken?”.

Etymology

See 割雞焉用牛刀割鸡焉用牛刀 (gējī yān yòng niúdāo).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shā jī yān yòng niúdāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ

Proverb

殺雞焉用牛刀

  1. Synonym of 割雞焉用牛刀割鸡焉用牛刀 (gējī yān yòng niúdaō).

Synonyms

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