吹鼓手

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (吹鼓手)		吹	鼓	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīgǔshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ gu² sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīgǔshǒu [Phonetic: chuīgúshǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueigǔshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-ku³-shou³
    • Yale: chwēi-gǔ-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiguushoou
    • Palladius: чуйгушоу (čujgušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ gu² sau²
    • Yale: chēui gú sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ gu² sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ gu² seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

吹鼓手

1. (dated or dialectal) trumpeter in weddings, funerals, etc.
2. (figuratively, chiefly derogatory) one who praises or promotes someone or something; eulogizer