殺saat3雞gai1焉jin1用jung6牛ngau4刀dou1

English

1. (lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?; (fig.) there's no need to use great ability or resources for a trivial task
2. don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 唔需要大材小用，或者唔需要花太大氣力去做啲小事

Examples

• 殺雞焉用牛刀呢？咁小事，等我出面啦。

  Why not stay simple? It's just a small case, let me deal with it.

• 殺雞焉用牛刀。

  Never use a cannon to kill a fly.

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