敝帚自珍

bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1

to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own · a sentimental attachment

Meanings

  1. to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. a sentimental attachment

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