割鸡焉用牛刀

See also: 割雞焉用牛刀

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 割鸡焉用牛刀 – see 割雞焉用牛刀 (“Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken?; something of a big calibre is not necessary to handle small or minor problems; why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut”). (This term is the simplified form of 割雞焉用牛刀).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.