杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀
杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ saat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1
- don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
- aquila non capit muscam
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杀 殺
- 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā ㄘˋ ㄕㄚ ci3 saat3 to assassinate
- 屠杀 屠殺 tú shā ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄚ tou4 saat3 to massacre; to slaughter
- 暗杀 暗殺 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saat3 to assassinate
- 残杀 殘殺 cán shā ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚ caan4 saat3 to massacre
- 杀价 殺價 shā jià ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ saat3 gaa3 to beat down the price
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- 杀害 殺害 shā hài ㄕㄚ ㄏㄞˋ saat3 hoi6 to murder
- 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇ saat3 sau2 killer
- 杀毒 殺毒 shā dú ㄕㄚ ㄉㄨˊ saat3 duk6 to disinfect
- 自杀 自殺 zì shā ㄗˋ ㄕㄚ zi6 saat3 to kill oneself
- 仇杀 仇殺 chóu shā ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄚ sau4 saat3 to kill in revenge
- 他杀 他殺 tā shā ㄊㄚ ㄕㄚ taa1 saat3 homicide (law)
- 凶杀 兇殺 xiōng shā ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄚ hung1 saat3 to murder
- 劫杀 劫殺 jié shā ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄚ gip3 saat3 to rob and kill
- 勒杀 勒殺 lēi shā ㄌㄟ ㄕㄚ lak6 saat3 to strangle
- 反杀 反殺 fǎn shā ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄚ faan2 saat3 to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
- 坑杀 坑殺 kēng shā ㄎㄥ ㄕㄚ haang1 saat3 to bury alive
- 奸杀 姦殺 jiān shā ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ gaan1 saat3 to rape and murder
- 宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā ㄗㄞˇ ㄕㄚ zoi2 saat3 to slaughter (an animal for meat)
- 封杀 封殺 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saat3 to shut out; to block; to smother
- 射杀 射殺 shè shā ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄚ se6 saat3 to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
鸡 雞
- 公鸡 公雞 gōng jī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ gung1 gai1 cock; rooster
- 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧ mou5 gai1 hen
- 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ gai1 daan2 (chicken) egg
- 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
- 仔鸡 仔雞 zǐ jī ㄗˇ ㄐㄧ zai2 gai1 chick; baby chicken
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- 做鸡 做雞 zuò jī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧ zou6 gai1 (slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
- 勺鸡 勺雞 sháo jī ㄕㄠˊ ㄐㄧ zoek3 gai1 (bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
- 叫鸡 叫雞 jiào jī ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧ giu3 gai1 rooster
- 吃鸡 吃雞 chī jī ㄔ ㄐㄧ hek3 gai1 (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
- 土鸡 土雞 tǔ jī ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧ tou2 gai1 free-range chicken
- 宝鸡 寶雞 Bǎo jī ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧ bou2 gai1 see 宝鸡市
- 小鸡 小雞 xiǎo jī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧ siu2 gai1 chick
- 山鸡 山雞 shān jī ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧ saan1 gai1 Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
- 松鸡 松雞 sōng jī ㄙㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ cung4 gai1 grouse
- 柴鸡 柴雞 chái jī ㄔㄞˊ ㄐㄧ caai4 gai1 a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
- 榛鸡 榛雞 zhēn jī ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧ zeon1 gai1 hazel grouse
- 水鸡 水雞 shuǐ jī ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧ seoi2 gai1 moorhen (genus Gallinula)
- 油鸡 油雞 yóu jī ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧ jau4 gai1 a variety of chicken
- 火鸡 火雞 huǒ jī ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ fo2 gai1 turkey
- 炸鸡 炸雞 zhá jī ㄓㄚˊ ㄐㄧ zaa3 gai1 fried chicken
焉
- 于焉 於焉 yú yān ㄩˊ ㄧㄢ jyu1 jin4 (classical) see 于是
- 焉知 yān zhī ㄧㄢ ㄓ jin1 zi1 (literary) how is one to know?
- 焉耆 Yān qí ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ jin1 kei4 see 焉耆回族自治县
- 异焉 異焉 yì yān ㄧˋ ㄧㄢ ji6 jin4 feeling surprised at sth
- 焉耆县 焉耆縣 Yān qí Xiàn ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jin1 kei4 jyun6 see 焉耆回族自治县
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- 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢ gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4 absent-minded
- 有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān ㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄢ jau5 zi2 cyun4 jin1 I still have sons, don't I?
- 焉耆盆地 Yān qí pén dì ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ jin1 kei4 pun4 dei6 Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
- 语焉不详 語焉不詳 yǔ yān bù xiáng ㄩˇ ㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ jyu5 jin4 bat1 coeng4 to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
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- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
Idioms with these characters
- 赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6 to kill to the last one (idiom)
- 格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ gaak3 saat3 mat6 leon6 (idiom) to kill on sight (without fear of prosecution)
- 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
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- 滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨ laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
- 杀鸡儆猴 殺雞儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄡˊ saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4 lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 杀人放火 殺人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
- 杀人灭口 殺人滅口 shā rén miè kǒu ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ saat3 jan4 mit6 hau2 (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
- 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- 杀人越货 殺人越貨 shā rén yuè huò ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
- 呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī ㄉㄞ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 斗鸡走马 鬥雞走馬 dòu jī zǒu mǎ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ dau3 gai1 zau2 maa5 cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
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- 缚鸡之力 縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6 lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
- 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
- 嫁鸡随鸡 嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ gaa3 gai1 ceoi4 gai1 If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
- 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄚˇ gai1 fei1 daan2 daa2 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
- 鸡飞狗跳 雞飛狗跳 jī fēi gǒu tiào ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ gai1 fei1 gau2 tiu3 lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
- 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
- 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ gai1 ming4 gau2 dou6 crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
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- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ fun1 daa2 zaak3 jung6 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
- 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄥˋ hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
Example sentences
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杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 。
Never use a cannon to kill a fly.
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