脸上贴金 — Chinese idiom
脸上贴金
liǎn shàng tiē jīn
Traditional: 臉上貼金
Meaning
- (lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue
- (fig.) to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
Character by character
- 脸liǎnface, cheek; reputation
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 贴tiēto stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy
- 金jīngold, metal; money
Idioms sharing a character
- 劈头盖脸 pī tóu gài liǎn
- 反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng
- 愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn
- 抹不下脸 mǒ bù xià liǎn
- 有头有脸 yǒu tóu yǒu liǎn
- 杏脸桃腮 xìng liǎn táo sāi
- 桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn
- 死皮赖脸 sǐ pí lài liǎn
- 没头没脸 méi tóu méi liǎn
- 满脸风尘 mǎn liǎn fēng chén
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