múa rìu qua mắt thợ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 班門弄斧 (ban môn lộng phủ).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muə˧˦ ziw˨˩ kwaː˧˧ mat̚˧˦ tʰəː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [muə˨˩˦ ʐiw˦˩ kwaː˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥ tʰəː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muə˦˥ ɹiw˨˩ waː˧˧ mak̚˦˥ tʰəː˨˩˨]

Verb

múa rìu qua mắt thợ

  1. (literally) to show off your axe skills to an axe expert
  2. (figuratively) to show off your limited knowledge or ability in a field to someone who's an expert at that field
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