大炮打蚊子

Mandarin · pinyin dà pào dǎ wén zi

Meanings

  1. cannon fire to hit a mosquito
  2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
炮
pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
蚊
wén · mosquito; gnat
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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4–4–3–2–5 · da4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5

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daai6 paau3 daa2 man1 zi2

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大炮打蚊子 · da4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5
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Exact source record大炮打蚊子 大炮打蚊子 [da4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5] /cannon fire to hit a mosquito/to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut/