鼓洪炉燎毛发

鼓洪爐燎毛髮
gǔhónglúliáomáofà
  1. (archaic) overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer to crack a nut
  2. overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer to crack a nut

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 鼓 gǔ old variant of 鼓 gǔ
=1 鼓 gǔ
  1. drum
  2. to drum
  3. to strike
  4. to rouse
  5. to bulge
  6. to swell

classifiers: 通, 面
2 洪炉 hónglú great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)
=3 燎 liáo
  1. to burn
  2. to set afire
=3 燎 liǎo to singe
4 毛发 máofà hair