關公面前耍大刀

See also: 关公面前耍大刀

Chinese

		Lord Guan; Guan Yu	in front of one's face; in front; the present time	play with; to juggle	large broadsword
trad. (關公面前耍大刀)		關公	面前	耍	大刀
simp. (关公面前耍大刀)		关公	面前	耍	大刀

Etymology

Literally: to wield a broadsword in the presence of the Lord Guan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guāngōng miànqián shuǎ dàdāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guāngōng miànqián shuǎ dàdāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guangong miàncián shuǎ dàdao
    • Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-kung¹ mien⁴-chʻien² shua³ ta⁴-tao¹
    • Yale: Gwān-gūng myàn-chyán shwǎ dà-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guangong miannchyan shoa dahdau
    • Palladius: Гуаньгун мяньцянь шуа дадао (Guanʹgun mjanʹcjanʹ šua dadao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

關公面前耍大刀

1. to show off in front of an expert

Synonyms

• 班門弄斧／班门弄斧 (bānménnòngfǔ)
• 孔夫子門前賣文章／孔夫子门前卖文章