Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「材大難用」—details below.
The idiom 「材大難用」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
The original meaning is that great ability is difficult to use for small things. Later it was used to describe the situation of having talent but not being recognized.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cái dà nán yòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
choi4 daai6 naan4 yung6
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