giết gà dùng dao mổ trâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • dùng dao mổ trâu giết gà

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 割雞焉用牛刀 / 割鸡焉用牛刀 (gējī yān yòng niúdāo).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziət̚˧˦ ɣaː˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩ zaːw˧˧ mo˧˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiək̚˦˧˥ ɣaː˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩ jaːw˧˧ mow˧˨ ʈəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiək̚˦˥ ɣaː˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ jaːw˧˧ mow˨˩˦ ʈəw˧˧]

Proverb

giết gà dùng dao mổ trâu

  1. use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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