孔夫子门前读《论语》,自称内行 孔夫子門前讀《論語》,自稱內行 孔夫子門前讀《論語》,自稱內行

reading the Analects at Confucius's door and calling oneself an expert

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Mocks someone who shows off in front of a real expert and overrates their own skill. Like 'teaching your grandmother to suck eggs'.
Simplified
孔夫子门前读《论语》,自称内行
Traditional (Taiwan)
孔夫子門前讀《論語》,自稱內行
Pinyin
Kǒngfūzǐ ménqián dú《Lúnyǔ》,zìchēng nèiháng
Bopomofo
ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ《ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄩˇ》,ㄗˋ ㄔㄥ ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ

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

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