Chinese edit

 
convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
to blow; blast; puff
to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure
simp. and trad.
(鼓吹)
Literally: “drumming and blowing”.

Pronunciation 1 edit


Verb edit

鼓吹

  1. to promote enthusiastically; to preach
  2. to brag
Synonyms edit
  • (to promote):
  • (to brag):
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Pronunciation 2 edit


Noun edit

鼓吹

  1. a loud wind and percussion ensemble in traditional Chinese music, usually featuring suona, drums, gongs and cymbals
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) suona (a type of woodwind instrument)
  3. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) trumpet; horn (wind instrument)
  4. (literary) music
Synonyms edit
  • (suona):
Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
すい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(すい) (kosuiこすい (kosui)?

  1. encouragement

Verb edit

()(すい)する (kosui suruこすい (kosui)?suru (stem ()(すい) (kosui shi), past ()(すい)した (kosui shita))

  1. to encourage

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN