Characters

• 大 (大): big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
• 材 (材): material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
• 小 (小): small; tiny; few; young
• 用 (用): to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

Resources

• Wiktionary: 大材小用
• MDBG: 大材小用
• Examples with 大材小用 on Tatoeba

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