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Jyutping
daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6
Pinyin
dà cái xiǎo yòng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
好叻嘅人做簡單、唔重要嘅工作,引指浪費人材
to use the talented for unskilled work
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to use a talented person in an insignificant position; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)