臉上貼金 — lian3 shang4 tie1 jin1 — Chinese Dictionary

🔍

臉

上

貼

金

臉

上

貼

金

Definitions4 characters

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)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

臉

上

貼

金

As word

1

lian³

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)

2

shang⁴

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)

3

tie¹

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)

4

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)