贴金 (tiē jīn) — to gild, to cover with gold leaf/foil; to brag about oneself, to blow one's own trumpet
Definition
贴金 literally means 'to gild' (apply gold leaf), but it is more often used figuratively as 'to brag about oneself' — usually in the fixed phrase 往自己脸上贴金 ('gild one's own face').
verb
to gildto cover with gold leaf/foilto brag about oneselfto blow one's own trumpet
Examples
- 贴金。Gōng rén men zhèng zài wèi zhè zuò dà mén tiē jīn.The workers are gilding this gate.
- 。Tā gěi zì jǐ de chéng jì tiē le bù shǎo jīn.He gilded his own achievements quite a bit.
- 贴金。Tā zǒng shì xǐ huan wǎng zì jǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn.He always likes to brag about himself.
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