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脸上贴金
liǎn​shàng​tiē​jīn

to talk up

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
脸上贴金 臉上貼金 liǎn​shàng​tiē​jīn
to talk up
(idiom) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue; used to describe talking up or over-praising oneself or others

Frequency

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