Meaning of 割鸡焉用牛刀
割鸡焉用牛刀 means to use excessive power for a trivial task; to crack a nut with a sledgehammer; to waste talent on a minor job. Pronounced gē jī yān yòng niú dāo.
- to use excessive power for a trivial task; to crack a nut with a sledgehammer; to waste talent on a minor job
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
wèn问
tí题
wǒ我
lái来
chǔ处
lǐ理
jiù就
xíng行
，
gē割
jī鸡
yān焉
yòng用
niú牛
dāo刀
，
bù不
bì必
má麻
fan烦
zǒng总
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
。
I can handle this minor issue myself; why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? There's no need to trouble the chief engineer.
Jiào教
shòu授
tīng听
le了
xué学
sheng生
de的
jiǎn简
dān单
tí提
wèn问
，
xiào笑
zhe着
shuō说
：
“
gē割
jī鸡
yān焉
yòng用
niú牛
dāo刀
，
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
ràng让
zhù助
jiào教
huí回
dá答
nǐ你
ba吧
。
”
After hearing the student's simple question, the professor smiled and said, "Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? Let the teaching assistant answer that for you."
Yòng用
zhè这
me么
gāo高
jí级
de的
ruǎn软
jiàn件
lái来
zuò做
ge个
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
biǎo表
gé格
，
zhēn真
shì是
gē割
jī鸡
yān焉
yòng用
niú牛
dāo刀
。
Using such advanced software to make a simple spreadsheet is really like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.
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