杀鸡用牛刀

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杀鸡用牛刀

proverb

  1. 杀鸡用牛刀 —— 小题大作

In English

  • make a meal of spend more time and energy on some task than it warrant

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"杀鸡用牛刀." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9D%80%E9%B8%A1%E7%94%A8%E7%89%9B%E5%88%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

杀鸡用牛刀. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9D%80%E9%B8%A1%E7%94%A8%E7%89%9B%E5%88%80

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"杀鸡用牛刀." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9D%80%E9%B8%A1%E7%94%A8%E7%89%9B%E5%88%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {杀鸡用牛刀},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9D%80%E9%B8%A1%E7%94%A8%E7%89%9B%E5%88%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}