自吹自擂

zìchuī-zìléi
idiom #22,988

Meanings

  1. 1 to blow one's own trumpet
  2. 2 to boast about oneself
  3. 3 to sing one's own praises

Examples

HSK 6
Qiānxū de rén búhuì zìchuī-zìléi.
A humble person would never blow their own trumpet.
HSK 7-9
Tā zǒngshì zìchuī-zìléi, kuādà zìjǐ de chéngjiù.
He always blows his own trumpet and exaggerates his achievements.

Tips

memory
吹 means to blow (a wind instrument) and 擂 means to beat a drum. Picture someone both blowing their own horn AND beating their own drum - a one-person fanfare for themselves.

Stroke Order

自 zì
吹 chuī
擂 léi