割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

Translation

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