吹牛
Chinese
editto blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
ox; cow; bull | ||
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| simp. and trad. (吹牛) |
吹 | 牛 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): pfěiniú
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ceoi1 ngau4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): cui1 ngeu3
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ceoi1 ngau4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhôi-ngiù
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhui-gû / chhui-ngiû
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chueinióu
- Wade–Giles: chʻui1-niu2
- Yale: chwēi-nyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiniou
- Palladius: чуйню (čujnju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chueinióur
- Wade–Giles: chʻui1-niu2-ʼrh
- Yale: chwēi-nyóur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueinioul
- Palladius: чуйнюр (čujnjur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: pfěiniú
- Sinological IPA (key): /pfʰei²¹ niɤu²⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceoi1 ngau4
- Yale: chēui ngàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey1 ngau4
- Guangdong Romanization: cêu1 ngeo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: cui1 ngeu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰui³³ ᵑɡeu²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhôi-ngiù
- Hakka Romanization System: coi´ ngiuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: coi1 ngiu2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoi̯²⁴ ŋi̯u¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhui-gû
- Tâi-lô: tshui-gû
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhui'guu
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui³³ ɡu²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhui-ngiû
- Tâi-lô: tshui-ngiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhuingiuu
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻²² ŋiũ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
edit吹牛
Synonyms
edit- 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
- 吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
- 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
- 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 吹牛三 (1tshy 6gnieu-se) (Wu)
- 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
- 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
- 呾卵話／呾卵话 (dan3 lang6 uê7) (Teochew)
- 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
- 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
- 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
- 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 拉空 (la1 kang1) (Teochew)
- 拉誧／拉𰵩 (la1 pu2) (Teochew)
- 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
- 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 放風球／放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 放風龜／放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
- 白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
- 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
- 練扇空／练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 膨風／膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
- 自矜 (zìjīn)
- 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
- 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
- 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 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
- 講空／讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
- 風龜／风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
- 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
Derived terms
edit- 吹牛不打草稿 (chuīniú bù dǎ cǎogǎo)