割鸡焉用牛刀 | [割 鸡 焉 用 牛 刀 / 割 雞 焉 用 牛 刀] Why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? #298,029 [Add to Longdo] |
牛刀 | [ぎゅうとう, gyuutou] (n) butcher's knife; chef's knife [Add to Longdo] |
割鶏牛刀 | [かっけいぎゅうとう, kakkeigyuutou] (n) using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem [Add to Longdo] |