guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
关
guān
mountain pass
公
gōng
public
面
miàn
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
前
qián
front
耍
shuǎ
to play with
大
dà
big; large; great
刀
dāo
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])