自吹自擂

zì chuī zì léi

Dictionary entry

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

What does 自吹自擂 mean?

自吹自擂 (zì chuī zì léi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 吹chuīto blow · to play a wind instrument 擂léito pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door) · (dialect) to scold

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自吹自擂

zì chuī zì léi

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