léi
擂 (léi) is a Chinese word meaning “to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door); (dialect) to scold”.
Meanings
- 1to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)
- 2(dialect) to scold
Related words
自吹自擂to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)擂台elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held擂(bound form) platform for a martial art contest擂台赛single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)打擂台(old) to fight on the leitai吹擂to talk big大吹大擂to make an exhibition of oneself擂茶"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擂鼓鸣金to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat