大器小用

大器小用

Chinese

		treasure	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to use
simp. and trad. (大器小用)		大器	小	用

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàqì-xiǎoyòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ hei³ siu² jung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàqì-xiǎoyòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchihsheauyonq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàcìsiǎoyòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ hei³ siu² jung⁶
    • Yale: daaih hei síu yuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ hei³ siu² jung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ héi³ xiu² yung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² hei̯³³ siːu̯³⁵ jʊŋ²²/

Idiom

大器小用

1. Synonym of 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng).