吹噓

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See also: 吹嘘

Chinese

to blow; blast; puff
to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure
 
exhale; hiss
trad. (吹噓)
simp. (吹嘘)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2
Initial () (24) (32)
Final () (12) (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyhwe 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
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ceoi1 heoi1

Verb

吹噓

  1. to lavish praise on oneself or others; boast
    吹噓資本吹嘘资本  ―  chuīxū de zīběn  ―  the right to brag (bragging rights)
  2. (literary or dialectal) to breathe out
  3. (literary) to do something with ease
  4. (literary) to attack (of wind)​
  5. (literary) to promote
  6. (literary) to play a yu ()

Synonyms

  • (to brag):
  • (to flatter):