往自己的臉上貼金

往自己的臉上貼金

Chinese

		toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	self; oneself; by oneself	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	face	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to stick; to paste; to keep close to to stick; to paste; to keep close to; to fit snugly; subsidize; allowance	metal; gold; money
trad. (往自己的臉上貼金)		往	自己	的	臉	上	貼	金
simp. (往自己的脸上贴金)		往	自己	的	脸	上	贴	金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎng zìjǐ de liǎn shàng tiē jīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎng zìjǐ de liǎn shàng tiē jīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎng zìhjǐ de̊ liǎn shàng tie jin
    • Wade–Giles: wang³ tzŭ⁴-chi³ tê⁵ lien³ shang⁴ tʻieh¹ chin¹
    • Yale: wǎng dz̀-jǐ de lyǎn shàng tyē jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woang tzyhjii .de lean shanq tie jin
    • Palladius: ван цзыцзи дэ лянь шан те цзинь (van czyczi dɛ ljanʹ šan te czinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ ljɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Idiom

往自己的臉上貼金

1. Alternative form of 往自己臉上貼金／往自己脸上贴金 (wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn).

   • 哼！「夫人」，好大的口氣呀「夫人」。你什麼時候變成夫人的！你多高貴呀，你真會往自己的臉上貼金！ [MSC, trad.]
     哼！“夫人”，好大的口气呀“夫人”。你什么时候变成夫人的！你多高贵呀，你真会往自己的脸上贴金！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 38 (Mainland version)

     Heng! “Fūren”, hǎo dà de kǒuqi ya “fūren”. Nǐ shénme shíhou biànchéng fūren de! Nǐ duō gāoguì ya, nǐ zhēn huì wǎng zìjǐ de liǎn shang tiē jīn! [Pinyin]

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