班门弄斧 bānménnòngfǔ to show off before an expert Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bānménnòngfǔ to show off before an expert (idiom) to display one's slight skill before an expert; to be overconfident in showing off one's ability in the presence of a master. Literally means swinging an ax at the gate of 鲁班 lǔbān, the legendary master carpenter. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.120 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.238 per million Cross-References See 鲁班 lǔbān Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bānménnòngfǔ to show off before an expert (idiom) to display one's slight skill before an expert; to be overconfident in showing off one's ability in the presence of a master. Literally means swinging an ax at the gate of 鲁班 lǔbān, the legendary master carpenter. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.120 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.238 per million Cross-References See 鲁班 lǔbān Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
