Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuādictionary entry
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every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
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老王賣瓜,自賣自誇 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸 [Lao3 Wang2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1] /every potter praises his own pot (idiom)/all one's geese are swans/

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