老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Traditional: 老王賣瓜，自賣自誇Dictionary entry
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
What does 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸 mean?
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸 (Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā) has the following dictionary meaning.
1every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
2all one's geese are swans
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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)王Wángsurname Wang卖màito sell · to betray瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash · (slang) a piece of gossip自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since夸kuāused in transliteration
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