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Chinese
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ox; cow; bull
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ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok
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cuisine; cooking
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fowl; chicken
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| trad. (牛鼎烹雞/牛鼎烹鷄)
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牛
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鼎
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烹
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雞/鷄
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| simp. (牛鼎烹鸡)
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牛
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鼎
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烹
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鸡
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| Literally: “to use a beef cauldron to cook chicken”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
牛鼎烹雞
- to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- Synonyms: 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng), 大器小用 (dàqì-xiǎoyòng)