卖瓜的说瓜甜
mài​guā​de​shuō​guā​tián

every merchant praises his own wares

  • created sense approved 卖瓜的说瓜甜/賣瓜的說瓜甜 · mài​guā​de​shuō​guā​tián · every merchant praises his own wares — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖瓜的说瓜甜 / 賣瓜的說瓜甜

    mài​guā​de​shuō​guā​tián

    every merchant praises his own wares

    Literally "the melon seller says his melons are sweet"; used as a proverb to describe someone who praises their own things or boasts about their own merits

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 瓜 (literal) → 瓜 · guā · melon 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [nominalizer] 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 瓜 (literal) → 瓜 · guā · melon 甜 (literal) → 甜 · tián · sweet

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