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Here is the Chinese idiom 「班門弄斧」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Dancing with an axe in front of Lu Ban’s door. It is a metaphor for showing off one’s skills in front of experts and overestimating one’s abilities.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bān mén nòng fǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2

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