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

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

Synonym of 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng).

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