运斧般门 — “To show off one's slight skill before an expert”
运斧般门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show off one's slight skill before an expert”. To teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, implying one's presumption or lack of self-awareness. Literally, “Wield an axe before Lu Ban's door”.
运斧般门 Pronunciation and Pinyin
运斧般门 Character Breakdown
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What does 运斧般门 mean?
运斧般门 (yùn fǔ bān mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show off one's slight skill before an expert”.
How do you pronounce 运斧般门?
运斧般门 is pronounced yùn fǔ bān mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 运斧般门 literally mean?
Literally, 运斧般门 means “Wield an axe before Lu Ban's door”. It is used to mean “to show off one's slight skill before an expert”.
What is the Chinese definition of 运斧般门?
犹言班门弄斧。