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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
吹 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口弓人 (RNO), four-corner 67082, composition ⿰口欠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 179, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3373
- Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 593, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5439
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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吹
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*kʰjol, *kʰjols
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炊
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*kʰjol
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焁
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*qʰral, *qʰel
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 口 (“mouth”) + 欠 (“blow”).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Jin
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- chhe/chher/chhoe - vernacular;
- chhui - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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吹
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Reading #
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chuī
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyhwe ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tʰo/
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English
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blow (v.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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吹
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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1653
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Phonetic component
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吹
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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吹
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰjol/
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Definitions
吹
- to blow; to puff
- 吹氣球/吹气球 ― chuī qìqiú ― to blow up a balloon
- (of wind) to blow
- (of typhoon) to hit; to strike
- to blow; to play a wind instrument
- 吹口琴 ― chuī kǒuqín ― to play the harmonica
- (colloquial) to brag; to boast
- 繼續吹吖!/继续吹吖! [Cantonese] ― gai3 zuk6 ceoi1 aa1! ― Please continue bragging. (sarcastic)
- (colloquial) to drink alcoholic beverages directly from a bottle
- (colloquial, of a plan) to fall through; (of relationship) to break down
- (Cantonese) Short for 吹水.
- (Cantonese) Short for 吹脹/吹胀 (ceoi1 zoeng3).
- 你吹呀? [Cantonese] ― nei5 ceoi1 aa4? ― What can you do to me? (offensive)
- (ACG) to like
- 吹爆 ― chuī bào ― to like very much
- 全員吹/全员吹 ― quányuán chuī ― someone who likes everyone (in the anime)
- Misspelling of 催 (cuī, “to urge”).
Synonyms
- (to play a wind instrument): 吹奏 (chuīzòu)
- (to brag):
Dialectal synonyms of
說大話 (“to brag; to boast; to talk big”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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說大話, 誇口, 吹噓, 誇口, 矜人, 自誇, 自詡
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Mandarin
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Taiwan
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吹大炮
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Harbin
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吹大氣兒, 吹牛屄, 吹呼, 吹著嘮, 誇嘴, 吹
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Yantai (Muping)
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吹牛屄, 吹牛兒, 吹
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Luoyang
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吹牛屄
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Wanrong
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吹牛, 吹
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Xi'an
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吹牛屄, 吹牛
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Yinchuan
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吹牛屄
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Xining
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斬大話
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Guiyang
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衝殼子, 吹殼子, 吹牛殼, 衝牛殼
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Xuzhou
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吹牛屄
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Yangzhou
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吹牛
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Nanjing
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吹牛, 吹牛屄, 吹
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Singapore
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吹牛, 說大話
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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講大話, 放葫蘆, 吹牛觱, 車大炮, 吹
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Hong Kong
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車大炮, 吹, 吹水
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Taishan
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吹牛, 車大炮
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Dongguan
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放葫蘆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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吹牛屄
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Lichuan
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吹膨兒
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Pingxiang
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吹蒙子
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Hakka
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Meixian
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車大炮
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 歕雞胲, 嗙虎膦
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙屙膿膿
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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膨風, 歕雞胲, 臭彈, 落下頷, 屙膿屙血
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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吹牛屄, 吹卵脬, 吹
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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吹牛屄
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Xinzhou
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吹達, 吹牛屄
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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誇喙
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風龜, 相空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙
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Quanzhou
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風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風球, 講空, 歕風, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙
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Zhangzhou
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風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 相空, 練扇空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙, 喝
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Taipei
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歕雞胿
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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歕雞胿
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Kaohsiung
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臭彈, 歕雞胿
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Yilan
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臭彈, 歕雞胿
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Changhua (Lukang)
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臭彈
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Taichung
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歕雞胿, 烏白講
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Tainan
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臭彈, 歕雞胿, 膨風, 畫虎𡳞, 放臭屁 GT, 放屁 GT, 講大聲話 GT
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Hsinchu
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歕雞胿, 膨風
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Kinmen
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歕雞胿
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Penghu (Magong)
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歕雞胿
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Penang (Hokkien)
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好臉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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好臉
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Manila (Hokkien)
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喝仙, 放風
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Shantou
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呾大話, 車大炮, 拉空, 拉誧
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Singapore (Teochew)
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好臉
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Wu
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Shanghai
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吹牛屄, 吹牛三
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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吹牛屄
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Suzhou
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吹牛屄, 吹牛三, 牛屄
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Danyang
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吹牛屄
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Hangzhou
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吹牛屄
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Ningbo
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吹牛屄, 扯蛋, 扯老蛋, 講大話
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Xiang
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Loudi
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吹牛皮
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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- (to fall through): 吹臺/吹台 (chuītái), 告吹 (gàochuī)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
simp. and trad.
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吹
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alternative forms
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䶴 (wind instruments)
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Note: in
鼓吹 (
gǔchuī), Mainland Standard Chinese uses
chuī for all senses.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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吹
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Reading #
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chuì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyhweH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tʰo-s/
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English
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musical concert
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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吹
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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1655
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Phonetic component
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吹
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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吹
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰjols/
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Definitions
吹
- ⁜ wind instruments; music performed with wind instruments
- (literary) wind
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
吹
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- To blow (such as an instrument)
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
Historical spelling: ᄎᆔ (Yale: chywi), see Gale (1897, p. 1094).
Hanja
吹 (eumhun 불 취 (bul chwi))
- Hanja form? of 취 (“to blow”).
References
Gale, James S.: A Korean-English Dictionary. Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, 1897.
Vietnamese
Han character
吹: Hán Nôm readings: xuy, xi, xơi, xoe, xôi, xuê, xúy/xuý, xùi, xì, xỉ, xua, xuề, xuế, xuể, xui, xủi, xuôi
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