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衒才扬己
衒才扬己
衒才扬己

衒才扬己 — “To flaunt one's talents and promote oneself”

衒才扬己 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flaunt one's talents and promote oneself”. To boast about one's abilities and self-aggrandize. Literally, “To flaunt talent and praise oneself”.

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衒才扬己 Pronunciation and Pinyin

衒才扬己 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衒xuàn—
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
扬
yáng6raise, praise, or scatter
己
jǐ3self, oneself

Example Sentence with 衒才扬己

他总是喜欢在集体活动中衒才扬己,结果反而让人感到反感。
He always likes to flaunt his talents and promote himself during group activities, which ends up making people feel annoyed.

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Synonyms of 衒才扬己

  • yáng扬jǐ己lù露cái才display one's talents
  • lù露jǐ己yáng扬cái才reveal and display one's talents
  • lù露cái才yáng扬jǐ己flaunt one's talent

More idioms starting with 衒

  • xuàn衒yù玉qiú求shòu售boast one's talents to seek employment
  • xuàn衒yù玉zì自shòu售flaunt talents to gain employment
  • xuàn衒yù玉gǔ贾shí石boast jade, sell stone

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Questions about 衒才扬己

What does 衒才扬己 mean?

衒才扬己 (xuàn cái yáng jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flaunt one's talents and promote oneself”.

How do you pronounce 衒才扬己?

衒才扬己 is pronounced xuàn cái yáng jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 衒才扬己 literally mean?

Literally, 衒才扬己 means “to flaunt talent and praise oneself”. It is used to mean “to flaunt one's talents and promote oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 衒才扬己?

衒:炫耀;扬:赞扬,传播。显露自己的才能,表现自己

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