孔夫子門前賣文章
kǒng​fū​zǐ​mén​qián​mài​wén​zhāng

to display one's slight talent before a master

  • created reference approved 孔夫子门前卖文章/孔夫子門前賣文章 → 不自量力 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孔夫子门前卖文章 / 孔夫子門前賣文章 kǒng​fū​zǐ​mén​qián​mài​wén​zhāng

    不自量力 bú​zì​liàng​lì

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  • created sense approved 孔夫子门前卖文章/孔夫子門前賣文章 · kǒng​fū​zǐ​mén​qián​mài​wén​zhāng · to display one's slight talent before a master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孔夫子门前卖文章 / 孔夫子門前賣文章

    kǒng​fū​zǐ​mén​qián​mài​wén​zhāng

    to display one's slight talent before a master

    (xiehouyu) To show off one's meager writing skills in front of Confucius, the sage of literature; used to describe someone who overestimates their ability or shows off in front of an expert.

    孔夫子 (literal) → 孔夫子 · kǒng​fū​zǐ · Confucius 门前 (literal) → 门前/門前 · mén​qián · doorfront 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 文章 (literal) → 文章 · wén​zhāng · article

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