mài​běn​shi

to show off

  • created sense approved 卖本事/賣本事 · mài​běn​shi · to show off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖本事 / 賣本事

    mài​běn​shi

    to show off

    to flaunt one's skills; to show off one's ability or a feat

    mài​běn​shì

    卖, 本事

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 本事 (literal) → 本事 · běn​shi · ability

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卖本事/賣本事 · mài​běn​shi · to make a living with one's skills — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖本事 / 賣本事

    mài​běn​shi

    to make a living with one's skills

    to earn a living by performing or using one's professional skills, often as a traveling performer

    mài​běn​shì

    卖, 本事

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to make a living by 本事 (literal) → 本事 · běn​shi · ability

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense