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卖本事
mài běn shì
What 卖本事 means
- to flaunt a skill
- to give display to one's ability
- to show off a feat
- to vaunt one's tricks
The characters in 卖本事
- 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
- 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
- 事shìmatter; thing; item
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