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

老

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

王

wáng

king or monarch

卖

mài

to sell

瓜

guā

melon; gourd; squash

,

,

自

zì

(bound form) self; oneself

卖

mài

to sell

自

zì

(bound form) self; oneself

夸

kuā

to boast; to exaggerate