Analects of Confucius : idiom : common saying > (literally )It's unnecessary to use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.-- A man of less ability can do the job
Cut chicken Yanyong chopper
Explanation: Why should kill the chicken slaughtering knife. Metaphors do not need to spend great efforts to do the little things. Usage: Complex sentence; for clause; that is not worth making a fuss Source: Pre-Qin Confucian "Analects, XVII": "Son of Wu Cheng, hear music in the voice, Master smile and laughed and said: 'Cut the chicken Yanyong chopper?'" Examples: "~"? Swinhoe personally do not work, I cut Zhongzhu Hou heads, such as Tannangquwu ears. (Ming Luo, "Three Kingdoms" The Fifth)
No. 2
Why kill a chicken with a knife slaying oxen. Analogy to do small things with great power does not deserve.
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gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
He needs to take the knife to slaughter of cattle slaughtered chickens. Analogy not a waste of talent or fuss
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No. 4
Son of Wu City, heard music in the voice. Master smile and laugh, saying: "nutcracker ?"--" Analects Yang goods"
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No. 5
What little things that deal with ritual. After doing small things with Yiyu not deserve a great power. Chicken, also written as "chicken." "The Analects of Confucius Yang goods": "Son of Wu City, heard music in the voice of Master smile and laugh, saying: 'nutcracker?'" He Yan Ji Jie cited Kongan Guo said: "Why should we use the word governance Small Boulevard. "Bing Xing Shu:" The road that the ritual also. "" Water Margin "sixth three times:" nutcracker, own war will meritorious deeds, do not miss Lord. "" cold-concept "second four back:" People say 'nutcracker', you were to fly straight is flapping, use the palm-leaf fan from Princess Iron Fan son here. "
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No. 6
词 目 割鸡焉用牛刀 发 音 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
释 义 杀只鸡何必用宰牛的刀。比喻办小事情用不着花大气力。
出 处 《论语·阳货》：“子之武城，闻弦歌之声。夫子莞尔而笑，曰：‘割鸡焉用牛刀。’”
示 例 “～”？不劳温侯亲往，吾斩众诸侯首级，如探囊取物耳。（明·罗贯中《三国演义》第五回）
用法：作宾语、分句；指不值得小题大做
英文：why make unnessarily great efforts to do trivial things as using a butcher's ox-cleaver to kill a chicken
谓处理小事何用礼乐。后用以喻做小事情不值得用大的力量。鸡，也写作“鸡”。
语见《汉·司马迁·史记·卷六十七·仲尼弟子列传第七》：“子游既已受业，为武城宰。孔子过，闻弦歌之声。孔子莞尔而笑曰：‘割鸡焉用牛刀？’子游曰：‘昔者偃闻诸夫子曰，君子学道则爱人，小人学道则易使。’孔子曰：‘二三子，偃之言是也。前言戏之耳。’”
《明·陈仲琳·封神演义·第四十回》：“太师用兵多年，如今为何颠倒！料西歧不过是姜尚、黄飞虎等，割鸡焉用牛刀？”
春秋时，孔子之徒子游，在鲁国武城作官。依夫子之教，以礼乐教化百姓。孔子达武城时，耳闻处处皆弹琴唱歌之声，便笑向子游曰：“割鸡焉用牛刀！”按孔子之意，即治此小城，何用此隆重之礼乐！ 子游曰：“吾尝闻夫子曰：‘君子学礼乐，则有涵养之心，能爱他人；常人学礼乐，则知谨守法度，易于使唤。’”孔子曰：“诸位学子，子游之言是也。方才之言，仅戏说耳。”
亦作“杀鸡焉用牛刀”。《元明·施耐庵·水浒传·第八十五回》：“常言道：‘杀鸡焉用牛刀。’那里消得正统军自去。只贺某聊施小计，教这一夥蛮子，死无葬身之地！”
亦作“牛刀割鸡”。《宋·朱熹·答蔡季通》：“旋运只是劳心之所致，小试参同之万一，当如‘牛刀割鸡’也。”
“割鸡焉用牛刀”。原指杀鸡毋需用宰牛之刀。后喻不必小题大做或大材小用，常用此语。