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喺孔夫子面前賣文章 (hai2 hung2 fu1 zi2 min6 cin4 maai6 man4 zoeng1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

喺孔夫子面前賣文章 (hai2 hung2 fu1 zi2 min6 cin4 maai6 man4 zoeng1, béi Kǒng fū zǐ miàn qián mài wén zhāng) — to show off in front of an expert, it means people who overestimate themselves

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 喺口唇邊 (hai2 hau2 seon4 bin1) — always mentioning something; near the lips' edge
• 喺嗰度 (hai2 go2 dou6) — over there
• 喺度 (hai2 dou6) — (slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here; around
• 喺處 (hai2 syu3) — it's here
• 喺門角落頭燒炮仗 (hai2 mun4 gok3 lok1 tau2 siu1 paau3 zoeng2) — only hear the sound but cannot see the person
• 喺呢度 (hai2 ni1 dou6) — over here; here; at this place [colloquial]

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