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大材小用【dà cái xiǎo yòng】

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大材小用【dà cái xiǎo yòng】

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大

HSK 11

含义big, great, vast, large, high

拼音dà

材

HSK 32

含义material, stuff; timber; talent

拼音cái

小

HSK 11

含义small, tiny, insignificant

拼音xiǎo

用

HSK 11

含义use, employ, apply, operate; use

拼音yòng