牛刀小試
simp牛刀小试ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3niú dāo xiǎo shì
English
- see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]
- (idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his
- (of talented people) to show one's talent a bit
- her great talent or skill
粵語 — Cantonese
- 擁有好高才能嘅人稍微顯露一下佢嘅本事
Examples
煮兩味家常小菜，對佢嚟講只不過係牛刀小試。
For her, cooking two ordinary dishes is just to show a tiny bit of her talent.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk