喺孔夫子面前賣文章 (hai2 hung2 fu1 zi2 min6 cin4 maai6 man4 zoeng1) — to show off in front of an expert, it m… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

haiˊ²喺hungˊ²孔fuˉ¹夫ziˊ²子minˍ₆面cinˎ₄前maaiˍ₆賣manˎ₄文zoengˉ¹章

简喺孔夫子面前卖文章

Mandarin Pinyin: bei2 Kong3 fu1 zi3 mian4 qian2 mai4 wen2 zhang1

Meaning of 喺孔夫子面前賣文章

nounto show off in front of an expert, it means people who overestimate themselves

Characters in 喺孔夫子面前賣文章

be located at; be in; be on; be at [prep] in; on; at; form

of or pertaining to Confucius or Confucianism

(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches

face; surface; top

previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times

spare no effort; exert to the utmost

liberal arts; humanities | [ant] 理

emblem; seal; stamp

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