老王賣瓜——自賣自誇

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	king; Wang (proper name)	sell	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	sell	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to boast
trad. (老王賣瓜——自賣自誇)		老	王	賣	瓜	——	自	賣	自	誇
simp. (老王卖瓜——自卖自夸)		老	王	卖	瓜	——	自	卖	自	夸
Literally: “Old Wang selling melons - he sells and boasts about them himself”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǎo Wáng mài guā, zì mài zì kuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄗˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄗˋ ㄎㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ wong^4-2 maai⁶ gwaa¹, zi⁶ maai⁶ zi⁶ kwaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǎo Wáng mài guā, zì mài zì kuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄚ , ㄗˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄗˋ ㄎㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lǎo Wáng mài gua, zìh mài zìh kua
    • Wade–Giles: Lao³ Wang² mai⁴ kua¹, tzŭ⁴ mai⁴ tzŭ⁴ kʻua¹
    • Yale: Lǎu Wáng mài gwā-, dz̀ mài dz̀ kwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lao Wang may gua, tzyh may tzyh kua
    • Palladius: Лао Ван май гуа, цзы май цзы куа (Lao Van maj gua, czy maj czy kua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ kʰu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ wong^4-2 maai⁶ gwaa¹, zi⁶ maai⁶ zi⁶ kwaa¹
    • Yale: lóuh wóng maaih gwā, jih maaih jih kwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ wong^4-2 maai⁶ gwaa¹, dzi⁶ maai⁶ dzi⁶ kwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ wong^4-2 mai⁶ gua¹, ji⁶ mai⁶ ji⁶ kua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ maːi̯²² kʷaː⁵⁵ t͡siː²² maːi̯²² t͡siː²² kʷʰaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

老王賣瓜——自賣自誇

1. to boast about one's own products or works

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 賣花讚花香／卖花赞花香
• (Hakka) 賣茶講茶香，賣花講花紅／卖茶讲茶香，卖花讲花红
• (Min Nan) 賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅／卖茶讲茶芳，卖花讲花红