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Words
Kanji
割
鸡
焉
用
牛
刀
【
gē
jī
yān
yòng
niú
dāo
】
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]
割
鸡
焉
用
牛
刀
【
gē
jī
yān
yòng
niú
dāo
】
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]
割
HSK 7-9
2
含义
cut, divide, partition; cede
拼音
gē
Details
鸡
HSK 1
含义
chicken
拼音
jī
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焉
含义
thereupon, then; how? why? where?
拼音
yān
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用
HSK 1
1
含义
use, employ, apply, operate; use
拼音
yòng
Details
牛
HSK 1
1
含义
cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
拼音
niú
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刀
HSK 3
2
含义
knife; old coin; measure
拼音
dāo
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