大材小用

Chinese

		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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàcái-xiǎoyòng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ coi⁴ siu² jung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàcái-xiǎoyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàcáisiǎoyòng
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tsʻai²-hsiao³-yung⁴
  - 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: daai⁶ coi⁴ siu² jung⁶
  - Yale: daaih chòih síu yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tsoi⁴ siu² jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ coi⁴ xiu² yung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jʊŋ²²/

Idiom

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)

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