自吹自擂
zì​chuī​zì​léi

to blow one's own horn

  • created sense approved 自吹自擂 · zì​chuī​zì​léi · to blow one's own horn — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自吹自擂

    zì​chuī​zì​léi

    to blow one's own horn

    (idiom) to praise oneself or boast; literally to blow one's own trumpet and beat one's own drum.

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to boast 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 擂 (literal) → 擂 · léi · to beat

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