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): ㄔㄨㄟㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ heoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄒㄩ
  - 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): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰiuᴇ hɨʌ/

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	tsyhwie	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

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)
(literary or dialectal) to breathe out
(literary) to do something with ease
(literary) to attack (of wind)
(literary) to promote
(literary) to play a yu (竽)

Synonyms

(to brag):

Synonyms of 吹噓

化仙 (Min Nan)
吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
吹牛三 (Wu)
吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
嗙虎膦 (Southern Sixian Hakka)
拉空 (Teochew)
放空 (Min Nan)
放臭屁 (Min Nan)
相空 (Min Nan)
矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
自矜 (zìjīn)
表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
呾卵話／呾卵话 (Min Nan)
嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (Hakka)
好臉／好脸 (Min Nan)

拉誧／拉𰵩 (Teochew)
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)
練扇空／练扇空 (Min Nan)
膨風／膨风 (Min Nan)
自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
誇／夸 (kuā)
誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
誇喙／夸喙 (Min Dong)
誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (Min Nan)
講空／讲空 (Min Nan)
車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
風龜／风龟 (Min Nan)

(to flatter):

Synonyms of 吹噓

名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
吹捧 (chuīpěng)
咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
捧 (pěng)
表彰 (biǎozhāng)
嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
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)

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