老王卖瓜 — “To praise one's own work or goods”
老王卖瓜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise one's own work or goods”. To brag about one's own abilities. Literally, “Old Wang sells melons”.
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老王卖瓜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老王卖瓜 Character Breakdown
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他在会议上滔滔不绝地讲述自己的新方案有多好，真有点老王卖瓜的意思。
He kept talking endlessly at the meeting about how great his new plan was, which really felt like him praising his own wares.
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Antonyms of 老王卖瓜
More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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Open the tool →Questions about 老王卖瓜
What does 老王卖瓜 mean?
老王卖瓜 (lǎo wáng mài guā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise one's own work or goods”.
How do you pronounce 老王卖瓜?
老王卖瓜 is pronounced lǎo wáng mài guā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老王卖瓜 literally mean?
Literally, 老王卖瓜 means “Old Wang sells melons”. It is used to mean “to praise one's own work or goods”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老王卖瓜?
比喻自己称赞自己的货色好或本领高强。