往自己臉上貼金

往自己臉上貼金

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	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. (往自己臉上貼金)		往	自己	臉	上	貼	金
simp. (往自己脸上贴金)		往	自己	脸	上	贴	金
variant forms		往自己的臉上貼金／往自己的脸上贴金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn [Phonetic: wǎngzìjíliǎnshàngtiējīn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woang tzyhjii lean shanq tie jin
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎng zìhjǐ liǎn shàng tie jin
    • IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ljɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Idiom

往自己臉上貼金

1. to embellish the portrayal of oneself