自吹自擂

zìchuīzìléi

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 bù huì 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