割鷄焉用牛刀
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[edit]| For pronunciation and definitions of 割鷄焉用牛刀 – see 割雞焉用牛刀 (“Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken?; something of a big calibre is not necessary to handle small or minor problems; why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut”). (This term is a variant traditional form of 割雞焉用牛刀). |
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