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杀鸡焉用牛刀

shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

6-character word Traditional 殺雞焉用牛刀

What 杀鸡焉用牛刀 means

1. don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
2. aquila non capit muscam

The characters in 杀鸡焉用牛刀

• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 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…

Example sentences

• 杀鸡焉用牛刀。
  Never use a cannon to kill a fly.