Definition of 割鶏牛刀 (かっけいぎゅうとう)
かっけいぎゅうとう
割鶏牛刀
かっけいぎゅうとう
kakkeigyuutou
noun
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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
Related Kanji
| 割 | proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split |
| 鶏 | chicken |
| 牛 | cow |
| 刀 | sword, saber, knife |