apply gold leaf; glorify oneself
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to apply gold leaf; to gild
Traditional craftsmanship used in religious art and architecture.
Zhè这
zuò座
fó佛
xiàng像
jīng经
guò过
xiū修
fù复
，
chóng重
xīn新
tiē贴
le了
jīn金
。
This Buddha statue was restored and regilded.
Gǔ古
dài代
gōng宫
diàn殿
cháng常
zài在
liáng梁
zhù柱
shàng上
tiē贴
jīn金
yǐ以
shì示
zūn尊
guì贵
。
Ancient palaces often applied gold leaf to beams and columns to display nobility.
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Tiē贴
jīn金
gōng工
yì艺
xū需
yào要
jí极
gāo高
de的
nài耐
xīn心
hé和
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
The craft of gold leaf application requires extreme patience and skill.
verb
to glorify oneself; to boast; to put a good face on
informalOften used in the phrase '往自己脸上贴金'. Implies exaggerating one's achievements or dressing up failures.
Bié别
wǎng往
zì自
jǐ己
liǎn脸
shàng上
tiē贴
jīn金
le了
，
shuí谁
bù不
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
nà那
diǎn点
běn本
shì事
。
Stop putting gold on your own face—everyone knows what you're really capable of.
Shī失
bài败
jiù就
shì是
shī失
bài败
，
hé何
bì必
gěi给
cuò错
wù误
tiē贴
jīn金
ne呢
？
Failure is failure—why try to put a good face on your mistakes?
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
wǎng往
zì自
jǐ己
liǎn脸
shàng上
tiē贴
jīn金
，
zǒng总
shì是
kuā夸
dà大
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng功
láo劳
。
He loves to glorify himself, always exaggerating his own contributions.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
míng明
míng明
shì是
zài在
gěi给
fǔ腐
bài败
guān官
yuán员
tiē贴
jīn金
。
This report is clearly trying to whitewash those corrupt officials.