Word: 大刀 (dàdāo)

关公舞大刀，拿得起，放得下

Guāngōng wǔ dàdāo, nádeqǐ, fàngdexià

Guan Gong wielding his big sword: can pick it up, can put it down

关公面前比大刀，自不量力

Guāngōng miànqián bǐ dàdāo, zìbúliànglì

comparing big swords in front of Guan Gong: overrating one's own strength

关帝庙前耍大刀，自不量力

guāndìmiào qián shuǎ dàdāo, zìbúliànglì

waving a big sword in front of the Guandi temple: overrating one's own strength

坟头上耍大刀,吓鬼

féntóu shang shuǎ dàdāo,xià guǐ

brandishing a big sword on a grave mound: scaring ghosts

庄稼地里耍大刀，吓唬割草的

zhuāngjiadì li shuǎ dàdāo, xiàhu gēcǎo de

brandishing a big sword in the crop field: scaring the grass cutters