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鶏を割くになんぞ牛刀を用いん
Hiragana
にわとりをさくになんぞぎゅうとうをもちいん
Kanji
鶏を割くに何ぞ牛刀を用いん
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
小さなことをするのに大げさな道具や手段を用いる必要はないというたとえ。程度に応じた手段を選ぶべきだという戒め。
Easy Japanese Meaning
小さなことに、大げさでむだな力や道具をつかうなといういましめ
Chinese (Simplified)
处理小事不必用大手段 / 小问题无需动用过强的工具或力量
Sense（1）
something big is not necessary to handle small problems
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something big is not necessary to handle small problems
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鶏を割くになんぞ牛刀を用いん
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He is using great force for a small problem. It's exactly like the proverb, 'Using a cleaver to kill a chicken.'
He is using great force for a small problem. It's exactly like the proverb, 'Using a cleaver to kill a chicken.'
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彼は小さな問題に大きな力を使っている。まさに、「鶏を割くになんぞ牛刀を用いん」だ。
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