大材小用

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	material	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to use
simp. and trad. (大材小用)		大	材	小	用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàcáixiǎoyòng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàcáixiǎoyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtsairsheauyonq
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ coi⁴ siu² jung⁶
  - Yale: daaih chòih síu yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tsoi⁴ siu² jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ coi⁴ xiu² yung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² 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

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