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賣花讚花香 (maai6 faa1 zaan3 faa1 hoeng1) — to boast about oneself (lit., "to sell flowers and praise their fragrance") in Cantonese

maaiˍ₆賣faaˉ¹花zaan˗₃讚faaˉ¹花hoengˉ¹香
简 卖花赞花香
Mandarin Pinyin: mai4 hua1 zan4 hua1 xiang1

Meaning of 賣花讚花香

nounto boast about oneself (lit., "to sell flowers and praise their fragrance")
nounstating the positives and hiding the negatives (slang)

Characters in 賣花讚花香

賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost
花faa1
fireworks
讚zaan3
praise; commend; extol; laud
香hoeng1
incense; spice; balm

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