班门弄斧

Traditional form:

班門弄斧

Pinyin (reading):

Bānménnòngfǔ

Definitions:

• to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)

Characters:

• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 弄 - to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
• 斧 - axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew

Traditional characters:

• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 弄 - to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
• 斧 - axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew