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to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi
z+ì·4th tonech+uī·1st tonez+ì·4th tonel+éi·2nd tone
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He boasted of having won the first prize.
他赢了冠军就自吹自擂了起来。
I've had enough of your boasts.
我受夠了你的自吹自擂。
This may sound like blowing my own horn, but ...
这听起来可能像是我在自吹自擂, 但是...
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to blow one's own horn (idiom)自我吹嘘zì wǒ chuī xūblow one's own trumpet · praise the goods one sells · indulge in self-glorification自卖自夸zì mài zì kuāto boast shamelessly · to talk big大言不惭dà yán bù cánto boast自夸zì kuāto make an exhibition of oneself · ostentation大吹大擂dà chuī dà léi
Antonyms
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) · fig. to be practical and realistic实事求是shí shì qiú shìmodest and prudent谦虚谨慎qiān xū jǐn shèn
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