撒尿照美sā niào zhào měi

one’s face looks beautiful even when reflected in a puddle of urine—self-deception
❍ 侯匪愈说愈兴奋，好似完全忘了他们的成万大军的覆没，以及他刚刚侥幸逃出了的狗命，真是一个画饼充饥，～的专家。(曲波《林海雪原》581) The more Hou talked,the more enthused he became. He seemed to have forgotten that his army of tens of thousands had been destroyed,and that he himself had just been running for his dog’s life. Hou was an expert at self-delusion. He could satisfy his hunger on a crayoned cake. His face looked beautiful to him even when reflected in a puddle of urine.