múa rìu qua mắt thợ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(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 edit

múa rìu qua mắt thợ

(literal) to show off your axe skills to an axe expert
(figurative) to show off your limited knowledge or ability in a field to someone who's an expert at that field

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