殺雞焉用牛刀
Idiomatic translations of "殺雞焉用牛刀"
Belarusian
Страляць з гарматы па вераб'ях
Explanations:
English
using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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English
To use a sledge-hammer to crack a nut.
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English
break a butterfly on the wheel
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French
Tirer sa poudre aux moineaux.
German
Mit Kanonen auf Spatzen schießen.
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Italian
Uccidere una mosca a cannonate
Russian
Стрелять из пушки по воробьям
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Spanish
matar moscas a cañonazos
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Spanish
Gastar la pólvora en salvas.
Meanings of "殺雞焉用牛刀"
English
“Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken”
Wasting energy unnecessarily on small matters
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