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自吹自擂

Mandarin · pinyin zì chuī zì léi

Meanings

  1. to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
吹
chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
擂
léi · rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate
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4–1–4–2 · zi4 chui1 zi4 lei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4

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zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to toot one's own horn; to boast about oneself

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