老王卖瓜，自卖自夸 in English Lao3 Wang2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

老 王 卖 瓜 ， 自 卖 自 夸

Traditional Characters

老 王 賣 瓜 ， 自 賣 自 誇

Pinyin

Lao3 Wang2 mai4 gua1 , zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 王wang2surname Wang 卖mai4to sell 瓜gua1melon ， 自zi4self 卖mai4to sell 自zi4self 夸kua1see 夸克[kua1 ke4]