Ministry of Education《Dictionary of Chinese Idioms》

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Idiom牛鼎烹雞
Bopomofoㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄥ ㄐㄧ
Pinyinniú dǐng pēng jī
Interpretation用烹牛的鼎煮雞。比喻大器小用。語本《後漢書.卷八○.文苑傳下.邊讓傳》:「傳曰:函牛之鼎以烹雞,多汁則淡而不可食,少汁則熬而不可熟。』此言大器之於小用,固有所不宜也。」
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