臉上貼金 [脸－贴－]

Jyutping
Pinyin liǎn shàng tiē jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
  2. fig. to talk up
  3. to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    参与漂绿的不仅是公司，政府和政客亦可以透过漂绿来夸大自身环保功绩，往自己脸上贴金。
    參與漂綠的不僅是公司，政府和政客亦可以透過漂綠來誇大自身環保功績，往自己臉上貼金。
    cān yǔ piào lǜ de bù jǐn shì gōng sī ， zhèng fǔ hé zhèng kè yì kě yǐ tòu guò piào lǜ lái kuā dà zì shēn huán bǎo gōng jì ， wǎng zì jǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn ．
    • Companies are not the only side participating in greenwashing, government and politicians can also glorify themselves by greenwashing.