逢人说项
féng​rén​shuō​xiàng

to praise someone to everyone

  • created sense approved 逢人说项/逢人說項 · féng​rén​shuō​xiàng · to praise someone to everyone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逢人说项 / 逢人說項

    féng​rén​shuō​xiàng

    to praise someone to everyone

    To praise a person before everybody; to speak on someone's behalf or intercede for someone; derived from a Tang Dynasty story where Yang Jingzhi frequently praised the talent of Xiang Si to others

    逢 (literal) → 逢 · féng · to meet 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 说项 (literal) → 说项/說項 · shuō​xiàng · to put in a good word

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