大才小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. making little use of great talent
  2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
才 cái
HSK 3
talent, ability; just, only
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
用 yòng
HSK 3
use, employ, apply, operate; use