「殺雞焉用牛刀」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: saat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1
Individual
Character Meaning:
殺 kill; to murder, to kill; to overwhelm; to dominate; to accept an offer
雞 chicken; a whistle
焉
用 to use; to use up; usefulness; to enjoy; for a specific use
牛 cow; cattle
刀 knife
Variants: Variants: 殺鷄焉用牛刀
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
(Cant.) 殺saat3雞gai1焉jin1用jung6牛ngau4刀dou1呢ne1?咁gam3小siu2事si6,等dang2我ngo5出ceot1面min2啦laa1。
(Eng.) Why not stay simple? It's just a small case, let me deal with it.
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