貼金

贴金
tiējīn
  1. to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild
  2. (fig.) to prettify; to glorify

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to touch up; to prettify; to glorify
  2. to cover (a surface) with gold foil; to gild
  3. to touch up; to prettify; to glorify

Wiktionary

本指在神佛塑像貼上金箔，以示崇敬或還願。見《洛陽伽藍記．卷五．城北》。後比喻為使人更體面。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 貼 tiē
  1. to stick
  2. to paste
  3. to post (e.g. on a blog)
  4. to keep close to
  5. to fit snugly
  6. to subsidize
  7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)
  8. sticker
  9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip
2 金 jīn
  1. gold
  2. chemical element Au
  3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  4. money
  5. golden
  6. highly respected
  7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn

Containing this entry

臉上貼金 liǎnshàngtiējīn
  1. lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
  2. fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)