"blow your own horn" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自吹自擂
• 自誇

Definition

以誇耀的方式談論自己的成就或能力，常常是為了引起注意或獲得讚賞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，通常帶有負面含義，類似「自誇」或「炫耀」。口語常用，多建議他人要謙虛。

Examples

Don't blow your own horn in front of everyone.

別在大家面前**自吹自擂**。

He likes to blow his own horn about his job.

他喜歡**自誇**自己的工作。

It's not good to always blow your own horn.

總是**自吹自擂**不好。

Honestly, I don't want to blow my own horn, but I did finish the project early.

說實話，我不想**自誇**，但我確實提前完成了專案。

She tends to blow her own horn in meetings to get noticed.

她在會議上總是**自吹自擂**，想引起大家注意。

Nobody likes someone who constantly blows their own horn.

沒有人喜歡總是**自誇**的人。