敝帚自珍

bìzhǒuzìzhēn

value one's own old broom —cherish something of little value simply because it is one's own (usually used as a self-depreciatory expression)

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All his geese are swans.

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All his geese are swans.

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bi4 zhou3 zi4 zhen1

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

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敝帚自珍(千金)

bì zhǒu zì zhēn

value one's own old broomstick -- one loves what is his own.; All his geese are swans.; cherish something of little value simply because it is one's own; Everything is nice in one's own garden.; have too high an opinion of one's own doings or one's own belongings; treasure one's own things

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敝帚自珍|敝帚自珍 [bì zhǒu zì zhēn] ► to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own ► a sentimental attachment