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割雞焉用牛刀

gējīyānyòngniúdāo

ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ

Simplified 割鸡焉用牛刀

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  1. 1lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]

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