关公面前耍大刀 in English Guan1 gong1 mian4 qian2 shua3 da4 dao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert

Simplified Characters

关 公 面 前 耍 大 刀

Traditional Characters

關 公 面 前 耍 大 刀

Pinyin

Guan1 gong1 mian4 qian2 shua3 da4 dao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

关guan1surname Guan 公gong1public 面mian4face 前qian2front 耍shua3surname Shua 大da4big 刀dao1surname Dao