自吹自擂
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
beat (a drum); beat; to grind | ||
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trad. (自吹自擂) | 自 | 吹 | 自 | 擂 | |
simp. #(自吹自擂) | 自 | 吹 | 自 | 擂 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗˋ ㄌㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zìhchueizìhléi
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ4-chʻui1-tzŭ4-lei2
- Yale: dz̀-chwēi-dz̀-léi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhchueitzyhlei
- Palladius: цзычуйцзылэй (czyčujczylɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4
- Yale: jih chēui jih lèuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi6 tsoey1 dzi6 loey4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji6 cêu1 ji6 lêu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² lɵy̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]自吹自擂
- to toot one's own horn; to boast about oneself