大材小用 (dà cái xiǎo yòng) | Meaning: (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

the loss outweighs the gain · shoot birds with pearls明珠弹雀míng zhū tán què

to waste talent屈才qū cái

to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) · to be an unrecognized talent怀才不遇huái cái bù yù

(idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent