かっけいぎゅうとう

割鶏牛刀

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Noun

using a meat ax when a knife would suffice•taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut•using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem

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Kanji Breakdown

割鶏牛刀

Related Kanji

割

proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

カツ / わ.る

鶏

chicken

ケイ / にわとり

牛

cow

ギュウ / うし

刀

sword, saber, knife

トウ / かたな