割雞焉用牛刀 — ge1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1 — Chinese Dictionary

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割

雞

焉

用

牛

刀

割

雞

焉

用

牛

刀

Definitions6 characters

ge¹ ji¹ yan¹ yong⁴ niu² dao¹

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 and 杀鸡焉用牛刀sha¹ ji¹ yan¹ yong⁴ niu² dao¹

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

割

雞

焉

用

牛

刀

As word

1

ge¹

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

2

ji¹

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

3

yan¹

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

4

yong⁴

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

5

niu²

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

6

dao¹

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 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]