Word Meaning 割鶏牛刀
かっけいぎゅうとう
kakkeigyuutou
割鶏牛刀 is read as かっけいぎゅうとう (kakkeigyuutou) and means using a meat ax when a knife would suffice.
Meaning
English
- 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
Reading
Kana
かっけいぎゅうとう
Romaji
kakkeigyuutou
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12牛割き
うしざき
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)