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殺雞焉用牛刀 (杀鸡焉用牛刀)

shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

Definition

  1. don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
  2. aquila non capit muscam

Character Decomposition

殺
=
杀
+
殳
雞
=
奚
+
隹
焉
=
正
+
？
用
=
冂
+
？
牛
=
？
+
？
刀
=
？
+
丿

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