高射炮打蚊子

高射炮打蚊子

Chinese

		anti-aircraft gun	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	mosquito; fly
simp. and trad. (高射炮打蚊子)		高射炮	打	蚊子

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoshèpàodǎwénzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄕㄜˋ ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gāoshèpàodǎwénzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄜˋ ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushehpawdaawen.tzy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshèpàodǎwúnzi̊h
    • IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ wən³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

Etymology

Literal translation: to shoot a mosquito with an anti-aircraft gun.

First part of a xiehouyu. The second part could be:

1. 大材小用

Idiom

高射炮打蚊子

1. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut