1 (old) to fight on the leitai

2 (fig.) to enter a contest

1 elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held

2 arena

3 ring

1 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

1 to make an exhibition of oneself

2 ostentation

1 beat

2 to grind

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

2 to egg people on or to call them back

1 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)