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to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)

班门弄斧
bān mén nòng fǔ
b+ān·1st tonem+én·2nd tonen+òng·4th tonef+ǔ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to make a fool of oneself · to make oneself a laughing stock贻笑大方yí xiào dà fāng(idiom) to think oneself clever自作聪明zì zuò cōng míng
Antonyms
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded虚怀若谷xū huái ruò gǔ(idiom) self-knowledge自知之明zì zhī zhī míng
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