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老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā

Definitions

  1. 1. every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2. all one's geese are swans

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Child Words of 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

夸
kuā

see 夸克[kuā kè]

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule

瓜
guā

melon

自
zì

self

卖
mài

to sell

自夸
zì kuā

to boast

老
lǎo

prefix 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