王婆賣瓜，自賣自誇
wáng​pó​mài​guā​zì​mài​zì​kuā

to praise one's own goods

  • created sense approved 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸/王婆賣瓜，自賣自誇 · wáng​pó​mài​guā​zì​mài​zì​kuā · to praise one's own goods — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸 / 王婆賣瓜，自賣自誇

    wáng​pó​mài​guā​zì​mài​zì​kuā

    to praise one's own goods

    to praise one's own work or the things one has to offer; every potter praises his own pot

    王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · Wang 婆 (literal) → 婆 · pó · old woman 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 瓜 (literal) → 瓜 · guā · melon ， (non_chinese) 自卖自夸 (literal) → 自卖自夸/自賣自誇 · zì​mài​zì​kuā · to blow one's own trumpet

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    created sense