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擂

léi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to pound (with a mortar and pestle)
  2. 2. to hit (a person)
  3. 3. to beat (a drum)
  4. 4. to bang on (a door)

Words Containing 擂

大吹大擂
dà chuī dà léi

to make an exhibition of oneself

擂茶
léi chá

\leicha\, a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province

自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

擂台
lèi tái

elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held

吹擂
chuī léi

to talk big

打擂台
dǎ lèi tái

(fig.) to enter a contest

擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

擂台赛
lèi tái sài

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)