The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「長材小試」, detailing its meaning and use.
Here, we present the idiom 「長材小試」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
It means using a great talent for a small purpose.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǎng cái xiǎo shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheung4 choi4 siu2 si3
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