粵

自zi6吹ceoi1自zi6擂leoi4

zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4zì chuī zì léi

English

  1. to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
  2. to blow one's own trumpet; to toot one's own horn; to brag

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 自我宣傳;吹噓自己有幾叻、有幾好

Examples

  • 我受夠了你的自吹自擂。

    I've had enough of your boasts.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他贏了冠軍就自吹自擂了起來。

    He boasted of having won the first prize.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 這聽起來可能像是我在自吹自擂, 但是...

    This may sound like blowing my own horn, but ...

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 阿翰成日自吹自擂自己幾受歡迎,但係事實上個個都唔鍾意佢。

    Ah-hon always brags about being so popular; however, no one actually likes him .

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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