Usage of the character 擂
lèi
擂
[擂]
- (bound form) platform for a martial art contest
- Taiwan pr. (léi)
léi
擂
[擂]
- to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)
- (dialect) to scold
léichá
擂茶
[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
lèitái
擂台
[擂臺]
- elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held
- arena
- ring
chuīléi
吹擂
[吹擂]
- to talk big
- to boast
dǎlèitái
打擂台
[打擂臺]
- (old) to fight on the leitai
- (fig.) to enter a contest
lèitáisài
擂台赛
[擂臺賽]
- single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
zìchuīzìléi
自吹自擂
[自吹自擂]
- to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
dàchuīdàléi
大吹大擂
[大吹大擂]
- to make an exhibition of oneself
- ostentation
léigǔmíngjīn
擂鼓鸣金
[擂鼓鳴金]
- to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
- to egg people on or to call them back