卖瓜的说瓜甜，卖醋的讲醋酸賣瓜的說瓜甜，賣醋的講醋酸賣瓜的説瓜甜，賣醋的講醋酸

the melon seller says the melons are sweet, the vinegar seller says the vinegar is sour

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: People praise their own goods or themselves and are not objective. Close to 'Self-praise is no recommendation'.

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Simplified: 卖瓜的说瓜甜，卖醋的讲醋酸
Traditional (Taiwan): 賣瓜的說瓜甜，賣醋的講醋酸
Traditional (Hong Kong): 賣瓜的説瓜甜，賣醋的講醋酸
Pinyin: mài guā de shuō guā tián, mài cù de jiǎng cùsuān
Bopomofo: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄨㄛㄍㄨㄚㄊㄧㄢˊ，ㄇㄞˋ ㄘㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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