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殺雞焉用牛刀

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam

Characters and words in 殺雞焉用牛刀

shā = sh + a1
to kill / to murder / to attack / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / (used after a verb) extremely
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= ji + Ø1
fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute
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yān = y + an1
where / how
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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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niú = ni + ou2
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome
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dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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Words with 殺雞焉用牛刀

殺雞焉用牛刀 is not used as a component in another word.

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