大器小用
Chinese
| treasure | small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
to use | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大器小用) | 大器 | 小 | 用 | |
| simp. #(大器小用) | 大器 | 小 | 用 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàqì-xiǎoyòng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàcìsiǎoyòng
- Wade–Giles: ta4-chʻi4-hsiao3-yung4
- Yale: dà-chì-syǎu-yùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchihsheauyonq
- Palladius: дацисяоюн (dacisjaojun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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): /taːi̯²² hei̯³³ siːu̯³⁵ jʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
大器小用
- synonym of 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng)