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大材小用

using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Characters and words in 大材小用

dài = d + ai4
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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cái = c + ai2
material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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yòng = yu + (e)ng4
to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
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Words with 大材小用

大材小用 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 大材小用

大材小用 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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