saat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1殺雞焉用牛刀杀鸡焉用牛刀
Jyutpingsaat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1
Yalesat gāi yīn yungh ngàuh dōu

Definition

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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屎眼藏毒
si2 ngaan5 cong4 duk6to hide drugs in one's anus [colloquial]
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
siu3 zong3 bat1 nou5 lik6 ，lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
新金山
san1 gam1 saan1Melbourne
山岡山冈
saan1 gong1mound
事後聰明事后聪明
si6 hau6 cung1 ming4wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
收盤價收盘价
sau1 pun4 gaa3closing price (of share, commodity etc)
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