jīn​gōng​zì​fá

to brag about one's achievements

  • created sense approved 矜功自伐 · jīn​gōng​zì​fá · to brag about one's achievements — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矜功自伐

    jīn​gōng​zì​fá

    to brag about one's achievements

    (idiom) to be full of one's own success and show off one's contributions; to boast of one's credit

    矜 (literal) → 矜 · jīn · to boast 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · merit 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · to boast

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