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臉上貼金
简 脸上贴金 · 繁 臉上貼金Mandarin · pinyin liǎn shàng tiē jīn
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- (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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3–4–1–1 · lian3 shang4 tie1 jin1
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