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割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

6-character word Traditional 割雞焉用牛刀

What 割鸡焉用牛刀 means

1. lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2. fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3. also written {杀鸡焉用牛刀|shā jī yān yòng niú dāo}

The characters in 割鸡焉用牛刀

• 割gēto cut; to cut apart
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 焉yānwhere; how
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
• 牛niúox; cow; bull
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…