脸 上 贴 金

liǎn shàng tiē jīndictionary entry

(lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / (fig.) to talk up / to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)

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Original source entry:

臉上貼金 脸上贴金 [lian3 shang4 tie1 jin1] /(lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)/(fig.) to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)/

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Other forms in these source records: 臉上貼金

脸
liǎn
face / CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above
贴
tiē
to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip
金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

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