关帝庙前耍大刀，自不量力關帝廟前耍大刀，自不量力關帝廟前耍大刀，自不量力

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

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who shows off or challenges an expert, failing to judge their own ability. Mocking. Compare "teach your grandmother to suck eggs".

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Simplified: 关帝庙前耍大刀，自不量力
Traditional (Taiwan): 關帝廟前耍大刀，自不量力
Pinyin: guāndìmiào qián shuǎ dàdāo, zìbúliànglì
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ，ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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