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大材小用 (daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

大材小用 (daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6, dà cái xiǎo yòng) — (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 大丈夫 (daai6 zoeng6 fu1) — a real man
• 大三巴 (daai6 saam1 baa1) — Ruins of St. Paul, one of Macau's landmarks
• 大三巴牌坊 (daai6 saam1 baa1 paai4 fong1) — noun; Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau
• 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國 (daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 kap6 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3) — noun; The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British
• 大不列顛島 (daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 dou2) — Great Britain
• 大世界 (daai6 sai3 gaai3) — Great World

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