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牛刀小試 (ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

牛刀小試 (ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3, niú dāo xiǎo shì) — (idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his; her great talent or skill

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 牛一 (ngau4 jat1) — (n.) Birthday (a dated term).
• 牛丸 (ngau4 jyun2) — beef balls
• 牛乳餅 (ngau4 jyu5 beng2) — (food) a milk cookie
• 牛乸 (ngau4 naa2) — (noun) a cow
• 牛什 (ngau4 zaap6) — (food) Beef offal
• 牛仔帽 (ngau4 zai2 mou2) — (noun) a cowboy hat

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