牛鼎烹雞

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok cuisine; cooking fowl; chicken
trad. (牛鼎烹雞/牛鼎烹鷄) /
simp. (牛鼎烹鸡)
Literally: “to use a beef cauldron to cook chicken”.

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Idiom

牛鼎烹雞

  1. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
    Synonyms: 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng), 大器小用 (dàqì-xiǎoyòng)