自吹自擂 — “To boast about one's own achievements or qualities”
自吹自擂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast about one's own achievements or qualities”. To blow one's own trumpet. Literally, “To blow one's own trumpet, beat one's own drum”.
自吹自擂 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
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Open the tool →Questions about 自吹自擂
What does 自吹自擂 mean?
自吹自擂 (zì chuī zì léi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to boast about one's own achievements or qualities”.
How do you pronounce 自吹自擂?
自吹自擂 is pronounced zì chuī zì léi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自吹自擂 literally mean?
Literally, 自吹自擂 means “to blow one's own trumpet, beat one's own drum”. It is used to mean “to boast about one's own achievements or qualities”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自吹自擂?
擂：打鼓。自己吹喇叭，自己打鼓。比喻自我吹嘘。