大材小用

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Chinese

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outstanding talent; person of great ability
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
to use
simp. and trad.
(大材小用)
大材
alternative forms 大才小用

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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大材小用

  1. to use a talented person in an insignificant position; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
    Synonyms: 大器小用 (dàqì-xiǎoyòng), 牛鼎烹雞牛鼎烹鸡 (niúdǐngpēngjī)