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English translation for "夫子庙前卖文章"

carry water to the river; teach fish to swim

Related Translations:
夫子庙:  confucius temple
夫子庙花鸟市场:  fu zi miao flower&bird market
卖文度日:  boil the pot 短语和例子曾经才华一度而如今只是卖文度日的作家 a once-gifted writer who now simply boils the pot
卖文为生:  write for a living; depend on one's pen for a living; make a living by one's pen; subsist by the pen 短语和例子这个作家已背弃了他原来的艺术标准, 现在只是卖文为生。 the writer has sold out his artistic standards and now
卖文为生者:  wordmonger
孔门卖文:  sell literary articles before the confucians; display one's slight skill before an expert; show off in the presence of an expert; teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
他靠卖文活命:  he found a living in literature
孔夫子门前卖文章:  show off in the presence of an expert; teach fish to swim; teach one's grandmother (how) to suck eggs
曾经才华一度而如今只是卖文度日的作家:  a once gifted writer who now simply boils the pot
章章:  chapter
Similar Words:
"夫至大" English translation, "夫州" English translation, "夫子" English translation, "夫子庙" English translation, "夫子庙花鸟市场" English translation, "夫子自道" English translation, "夫蓼" English translation, "夫蓼清" English translation, "夫喃类" English translation, "夫喃树脂粘结剂" English translation