才大难用 — “Great talent hard to employ”
才大难用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing great talent or ability, but lacking suitable opportunities to utilize it fully; being talented but unable to find appropriate employment or a platform to showcase one's skills”. Literally, “Great talent hard to employ”.
才大难用 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- cái才jiān兼wén文wǔ武accomplished in both literary and martial arts
- cái才huá华héng横yì溢overflowing with talent
- cái才huá华gài盖shì世unparalleled talent
- cái才huá华chāo超zhòng众outstanding talent
- cái才zhān占bā八dǒu斗possess exceptional literary talent
- cái才mò墨zhī之sǒu薮a gathering place for literary talents
- cái才duō多shí识guǎ寡talented but inexperienced
- cái才dà大rú如hǎi海immense talent and profound knowledge
- cái才dà大xīn心xì细great talent, meticulous mind
- cái才dà大qì气gāo高Talented and arrogant
- cái才kuā夸bā八dǒu斗boast of exceptional literary talent
- cái才zǐ子jiā佳rén人gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
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What does 才大难用 mean?
才大难用 (cái dà nán yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing great talent or ability, but lacking suitable opportunities to utilize it fully; being talented but unable to find appropriate employment or a platform to showcase one's skills”.
How do you pronounce 才大难用?
才大难用 is pronounced cái dà nán yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 才大难用 literally mean?
Literally, 才大难用 means “Great talent hard to employ”. It is used to mean “Possessing great talent or ability, but lacking suitable opportunities to utilize it fully; being talented but unable to find appropriate employment or a platform to showcase one's skills”.
What is the Chinese definition of 才大难用?
原意是能力强难用于小事。后形容怀才不遇。同“材大难用”。