老王卖瓜,自卖自夸

lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)

all one's geese are swans

lǎo

prefix 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

wáng

king or monarch

mài

to sell

guā

melon; gourd; squash

,

(bound form) self; oneself

mài

to sell

(bound form) self; oneself

kuā

to boast; to exaggerate