Words — 1 found
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ
割 雞 焉 用 牛 刀
割 鸡 焉 用 牛 刀
Simplified Traditional 割鸡焉用牛刀 割雞焉用牛刀
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken?
  2. 2. fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3. also written shājīyānyòngniúdāo殺‍雞‍焉‍用‍牛‍刀shājīyānyòngniúdāo杀‍鸡‍焉‍用‍牛‍刀
Hanzi — 6 found
yòng ㄩㄥˋ 用 用
  1. 1. use, employ, apply, operate
  2. 2. use
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niú ㄋㄧㄡˊ 牛 牛
  1. 1. cow, ox, bull
  2. 2. KangXi radical93
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dāo ㄉㄠ 刀 刀
  1. 1. knife
  2. 2. old coin
  3. 3. measure
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gē ㄍㄜ 割 割
  1. 1. cut, divide, partition
  2. 2. cede
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yān ㄧㄢ 焉 焉
  1. 1. thereupon, then
  2. 2. how? why? where?
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