自吹自擂

zìchuī-zìléi

idiom #22,988

Meanings

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

Characters

to blow / to play wind instrument

to beat (a drum)

Examples

他总是自吹自擂，夸大自己的成就。

Tā zǒngshì zìchuī-zìléi, kuādà zìjǐ de chéngjiù.

He always blows his own trumpet and exaggerates his achievements.

谦虚的人不会自吹自擂。

Qiānxū de rén bùhuì zìchuī-zìléi.

A humble person would never blow their own trumpet.

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