王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸 in English wang2 po2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1 Meaning

Meanings

  • every potter praises his own pot (idiomatic expression)
  • all one's geese are swans

Simplified Characters

王 婆 卖 瓜 ， 自 卖 自 夸

Traditional Characters

王 婆 賣 瓜 ， 自 賣 自 誇

Pinyin

wang2 po2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

王wang2surname Wang 婆po2grandmother 卖mai4to sell 瓜gua1melon ， 自zi4self 卖mai4to sell 自zi4self 夸kua1see 夸克[kua1 ke4]