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Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master Carpenter
Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times. It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.
This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts.
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A timely snow promises a good harvest.
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Man's nature at birth is good.
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人
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喜
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精
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神
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Joy puts heart into a man.
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战
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huge-crowd strategy
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break a butterfly on the wheel
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班
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Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master Carpenter
Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times. It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.
This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts.
[
[
[
ruì
瑞
瑞
xuě
雪
雪
zhào
兆
兆
fēng
丰
丰
nián
年
年
]
]
]
A timely snow promises a good harvest.
[
[
[
rén
人
人
zhī
之
之
chū
初
初
,
,
,
xìng
性
性
běn
本
本
shàn
善
善
]
]
]
Man's nature at birth is good.
[
[
[
rén
人
人
féng
逢
逢
xǐ
喜
喜
shì
事
事
jīng
精
精
shén
神
神
shuǎng
爽
爽
]
]
]
Joy puts heart into a man.
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[
rén
人
人
hǎi
海
海
zhàn
战
战
shù
术
术
]
]
]
huge-crowd strategy
[
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[
shā
杀
杀
jī
鸡
鸡
yòng
用
用
níu
牛
牛
dāo
刀
刀
]
]
]
break a butterfly on the wheel
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