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大材小用
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Chinese
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outstanding
talent
; person of
great
ability
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
to use
simp.
and
trad.
(
大材小用
)
大材
小
用
alternative forms
大才小用
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
dàcái-xiǎoyòng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
daai
6
coi
4
siu
2
jung
6
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
dàcái-xiǎoyòng
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
dàcáisiǎoyòng
Wade–Giles
:
ta
4
-tsʻai
2
-hsiao
3
-yung
4
Yale
:
dà-tsái-syǎu-yùng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
dahtsairsheauyonq
Palladius
:
дацайсяоюн
(dacajsjaojun)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tä⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
daai
6
coi
4
siu
2
jung
6
Yale
:
daaih chòih síu yuhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
daai
6
tsoi
4
siu
2
jung
6
Guangdong Romanization
:
dai
6
coi
4
xiu
2
yung
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯
²¹
siːu̯³⁵ jʊŋ²²/
Idiom
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大材小用
to
use
a
talented
person in an
insignificant
position
; to
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
Synonyms:
大器小用
(
dàqì-xiǎoyòng
)
,
牛鼎烹雞
/
牛鼎烹鸡
(
niúdǐngpēngjī
)