fond of showing off one's contributions
It's a Chinese idiom,
Pinyin is: J ī ng ō ngz ì f á,
Explanation: it refers to boasting about the merits,
It comes from the biography of Deng AI in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Citation explanation
He boasted that he had made a contribution to the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, biography of Deng AI: "Ai Shen was proud of himself. The scholar bureaucrats of Shu said, "I'm sorry If you meet the disciples of the Wu and Han Dynasties, you will die. " In the book of Jin, Volume 54, biography of Lu Ji, he is not only proud of his merits, but also unwilling to accept the nobility. He has the opportunity to do evil things, so he can be a thorn in the Fu of a noble man. Chapter 54 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: they are tired every day, but they say that you have been working hard for many days; they are not those who are proud of their achievements.
fond of showing off one's contributions
Promoting energy with reputation - yǐ yù jìn néng
Don't read monk's face, read Buddha's face - bù niàn sēng miàn niàn fó miàn
the near one pleases and the far one comes -- to do one 's utmost to satisfy people near and far - jìn yuè yuǎn lái
in humble station with high talk - wèi bēi yán gāo