What Does "杀鸡不用牛刀" (shā jī bù yòng niú dāo) Mean?

shā杀jī鸡bù不yòng用niú牛dāo刀

Don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

HSK Vocabulary

杀H6 鸡H3 不用H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E27

Clip Timestamp

10:16

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	倒也不至于请军医	dào yě bù zhì yú qǐng jūn yī	not enough to trouble a medic.
2▶	杀鸡不用牛刀	shā jī bù yòng niú dāo	Don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
3	伤得不重是吧	shāng dé bù zhòng shì ba	Minor injury, huh?

More Clips From Episode

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你可一定要善待人家

nǐ kě yí dìng yào shàn dài rén jiāyou must treat her well.

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石越必不会善罢甘休

shí yuè bì bú huì shàn bà gān xiūShi Yue will not let this go for sure.

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对卢城志在必得

duì lú chéng zhì zài bì děidetermined to take Lucheng.

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眼下你如何应对呀

yǎn xià nǐ rú hé yìng duì yaHow do you plan to deal with this?

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若我拼上谢家军

ruò wǒ pīn shàng xiè jiā jūnIf I have the Xie Army go all out,

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也必定会有人黄雀在后的

yě bì dìng huì yǒu rén huáng què zài hòu desomeone else will surely swoop in to take advantage.

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他夺了军功倒不是坏事

tā duó le jūn gōng dào bú shì huài shìit's not a bad thing if he grabs the credit.

HSK 7

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太傅何出此言

tài fù hé chū cǐ yánGrand Tutor, what do you mean?

HSK 1

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大胤朝还有何人

dà yìn cháo hái yǒu hé rénWho else in the Great Yin

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弱冠之年便封侯啊

ruò guàn zhī nián biàn fēng hóu ahas been made a marquis at 20?

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就算你平定了叛贼

jiù suàn nǐ píng dìng le pàn zéiEven if you quell the rebellion

HSK 1

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圣上还封赏你什么呢

shèng shàng hái fēng shǎng nǐ shén me newhat else can His Majesty reward you with?

HSK 7

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眼下朝中时局诡谲

yǎn xià cháo zhōng shí jú guǐ juéGiven the current treacherous situation at court,

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不如收敛锋芒

bù rú shōu liǎn fēng mángit is better to step back

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先让李家和魏严先斗

xiān ràng lǐ jiā hé wèi yán xiān dòulet the Li family and Wei Yan fight first,

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我们坐收渔翁之利

wǒ men zuò shōu yú wēng zhī lìand we will reap the benefits?

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魏严手握兵权

wèi yán shǒu wò bīng quánWei Yan holds military power,

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是为了给李家送兵权

shì wèi le gěi lǐ jiā sòng bīng quánto let the military power fall into the Li family's hands?

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李家算计长信王

lǐ jiā suàn jì zhǎng xìn wángThe Li family's plot against Lord Changxin

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还到不了这个地步

hái dào bù liǎo zhè ge dì bùwouldn't go that far.