擂

léi/lèi

to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door); (dialect) to scold

Meaning

léi as in 擂茶 lei2

to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)
(dialect) to scold

lèi as in 擂台 lei4

tā他yíng赢le了guànjūn冠军jiù就zìchuīzìléi自吹自擂le了qǐlái起来。

He boasted of having won the first prize.
wǒ我shòugòu受够le了nǐ你de的zìchuīzìléi自吹自擂。

I've had enough of your boasts.
zhè这tīng听qǐlái起来kěnéng可能xiàngshì像是wǒ我zài在zìchuīzìléi自吹自擂,dànshì但是...

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

擂台lèitáielevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held
擂茶léichá"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
吹擂chuīléito talk big
打擂台dǎlèitái(fig.) to enter a contest
擂台赛lèitáisàisingle-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
大吹大擂dàchuīdàléito make an exhibition of oneself
自吹自擂zìchuīzìléito blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
擂鼓鸣金léigǔmíngjīnto beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat