自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗˋ ㄌㄟˊ zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4
- to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
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自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
吹
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 吹捧 chuī pěng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄥˇ ceoi1 pung2 to flatter
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ging6 ceoi1 (of wind) to blow strongly
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- 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ ceoi1 gon1 to blow-dry
- 吹哨 chuī shào ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ceoi1 saau3 to blow a whistle
- 吹嘘 吹噓 chuī xū ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ ceoi1 heoi1 to brag
- 吹奏 chuī zòu ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗㄡˋ ceoi1 zau3 to play (wind instruments)
- 吹孔 chuī kǒng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ceoi1 hung2 (of a musical instrument) blow hole
- 吹拂 chuī fú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ceoi1 fat1 to brush
- 吹拍 chuī pāi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ ceoi1 paak3 to resort to bragging and flattering
- 吹擂 chuī léi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˊ ceoi1 leoi4 to talk big
- 吹散 chuī sàn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄙㄢˋ ceoi1 saan3 to disperse
- 吹气 吹氣 chuī qì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ceoi1 hei3 to blow air (into)
- 吹水 chuī shuǐ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ceoi1 seoi2 (coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 吹熄 chuī xī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ ceoi1 sik1 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹管 chuī guǎn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ceoi1 gun2 blowpipe
擂
- 吹擂 chuī léi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˊ ceoi1 leoi4 to talk big
- 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ leoi4 toi4 elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held
- 擂茶 léi chá ㄌㄟˊ ㄔㄚˊ leoi4 caa4 "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province
- 打擂台 打擂臺 dǎ lèi tái ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ daa2 leoi4 toi4 (old) to fight on the leitai
- 擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄙㄞˋ leoi4 toi4 coi3 single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
Example sentences
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我 受够 受夠 了 你 的 自吹自擂 。
I've had enough of your boasts.
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他 赢 贏 了 冠军 冠軍 就 自吹自擂 了 起来 起來 。
He boasted of having won the first prize.
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这 這 听起来 聽起來 可能 像 是 我 在 自吹自擂 , 但是 ...
This may sound like blowing my own horn, but ...
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