?What does it mean to brag? Where does it come from?

Source: Mao Dun's "Connecting with Reality and Learning from Lu Xun": "In this way, the "ZTE great cause" boasted by the Qing ruling group has turned into a dream in the blink of an eye."

Interpretation: Lei: drumming. Play the trumpet yourself, play the drums yourself. A metaphor for self-bragging.

Pronunciation: zi chuī zi lei

Synonyms: boastful, self-proclaimed, self-proclaimed

Antonyms: humble, prudent and pragmatic

Example:

1. Love does not envy, does not brag, does not exalt itself.

2. Not many people would boast a common word as if they were their heritage, but London's lively family of Irish gangsters could, and the gangsters were said to have gotten into fights with the police over numerous noise complaints.

3. These days, however, decadent Asia, and their foreign friends, boasting about the rapid growth achieved under the old system, may well be improving.

4. Business schools boast that interacting with people from different countries forces students to broaden their horizons and challenge arrogance.

5. Although he boasts loudly and boasts, the fact is just the opposite. He is still too young to be favored by women.

6. He is wary of those who covet wealth and power and boast of their own honor.

7. At last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, almost every car manufacturer boasted about its electric-oil mixing pipes, some of which were in plug-in mode, and the exhibits of pure electric vehicles were even more impressive. It's everywhere.

8. We must not brag.

9. They like to brag, although most of the time they are just talking.

10. He boasted that he could drink ten pints of beer, but no one paid him any attention.

11. He boasted that he could drink ten pints of beer, but no one paid him any attention.

12. Rodcousens, the boss of Codemasters, a medium-sized British game development company, said: The game industry likes to brag that it is a bit like Hollywood.

13. I can’t argue, and I don’t need to brag.

14. A fool talks foolishly, boasts about himself, and speaks ill of others.

15. A lot has been going on at Chelsea these days, whether it's talk from the manager, bragging from the CEO, or, most recently, complaints from the dressing room.

16. France has suffered greatly from the economic recession, and its unemployment rate has reached 10. Even so, Sarkozy can still boast that France is faring much better than other major economies in Western Europe.

17. He was bragging when he said that he had finished reading "Paradise Lost" in one night on such an occasion.