大炮打蚊子 dà pào dǎ wén zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. cannon fire to hit a mosquito
  2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
蚊 wén mosquito; gnat
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch