賣功

See also: 卖功

Chinese

		sell	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (賣功)		賣	功
simp. (卖功)		卖	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màigōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màigōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màigong
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: mài-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maygong
    • Palladius: майгун (majgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

賣功

1. to show off one's merits, to boast one's merits, show off what one has done

   他在會議上賣功，使得大家都很反感。 [MSC, trad.]
   他在会议上卖功，使得大家都很反感。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài huìyì shàng màigōng, shǐdé dàjiā dōu hěn fǎngǎn. [Pinyin]

   He boasted of his contributions in the meeting, which made others feel disgusted.