吹噓

See also: 吹嘘

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	exhale; hiss
trad. (吹噓)		吹	噓
simp. (吹嘘)		吹	嘘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ heoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueisyu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-hsü¹
    • Yale: chwēi-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueishiu
    • Palladius: чуйсюй (čujsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ heoi¹
    • Yale: chēui hēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ hoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ hêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyhwe xjo

Rime
Character	吹	噓
Reading #	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	昌垂切	朽居切
Baxter	tsyhwe	xjo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiuᴇ/	/hɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰʷiɛ/	/hiɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjuɛ/	/xiɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰwiə̆/	/hɨə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiue/	/xiɔ/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰǐwe/	/xĭo/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰwie̯/	/xi̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuī	xū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi1	heoi1

Verb

吹噓

1. to lavish praise on oneself or others; boast

   吹噓的資本／吹嘘的资本  ―  chuīxū de zīběn  ―  the right to brag (bragging rights)

2. (literary or dialectal) to breathe out
3. (literary) to do something with ease
4. (literary) to attack (of wind)​
5. (literary) to promote
6. (literary) to play a yu (竽)

Synonyms

• (to brag):

• 吹 (colloquial)
• 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
• 吹牛三 (¹tshy ⁶gnieu-se) (Wu)
• 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
• 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
• 呾卵話／呾卵话 (Teochew)
• 喝仙 (Min Nan)
• 嗙虎膦 (Southern Sixian Hakka)
• 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (Hakka)
• 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 拉空 (Teochew)
• 拉誧／拉𰵩 (Teochew)
• 放空 (Min Nan)
• 放臭屁 (Min Nan)
• 放風球／放风球 (Min Nan)
• 放風龜／放风龟 (Min Nan)
• 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (Zhao'an Hakka)
• 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Min Nan)
• 白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
• 相空 (Min Nan)
• 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
• 練扇空／练扇空 (Min Nan)
• 膨風／膨风 (Min Nan)
• 自矜 (zìjīn)
• 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
• 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
• 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
• 誇喙／夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
• 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
• 說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
• 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (Hokkien)
• 講空／讲空 (Min Nan)
• 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
• 風龜／风龟 (Min Nan)
• 鼓吹

 

• (to flatter):

• 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
• 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
• 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
• 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
• 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
• 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
• 嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
• 捧 (pěng)
• 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
• 禮讚／礼赞 (lǐzàn)
• 稱美／称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
• 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ)
• 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
• 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (literary)
• 稱讚／称赞 (chēngzàn)
• 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)
• 稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng)
• 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
• 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)
• 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇獎／夸奖 (kuājiǎng)
• 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn)
• 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng)
• 讚美／赞美 (zànměi)
• 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ)
• 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng)
• 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn)
• 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)