鼓洪爐燎毛髮

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Chinese

convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
singe head and body hair of a person; trifling matter
trad. (鼓洪爐燎毛髮) 洪爐 毛髮
simp. (鼓洪炉燎毛发) 洪炉 毛发
Literally: “to light a big oven so that one can burn (a person's) body and head hair”.

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Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 鼓洪爐燎毛髮

  1. (archaic) overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer to crack a nut

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