大材小用
Traditional form:
大材小用
Pinyin (reading):
dàcáixiǎoyòng
Definitions:
- (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
Characters:
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 材 - timber; material, stuff; talent
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use
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