| 吹 | 602A55 40A.81-9 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄔㄨㄟ [chui1] (*ㄔㄨㄟˋ [chui4] ). | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To blow: 風吹雨打 the wind blows and the rain beats down; 吹簫，吹笛 play the fife, the flute; 吹氣 blow breath; 吹拂，吹虛 [chui1fu2], [chui1xU1]↓; 吹口哨 or 吹哨 [chui1shao4]↓; 吹糖人兒 blow sugar dolls; 吹毛求疵 pick fault unfairly (like “see the mote in your brother's eye”); 吹鬍子瞪眼睛 snort (“blow whiskers”) and stare in anger; 吹皺一池春水，干卿底事 what has that to do with you? (from allu.--a king disapproves of a poet's line about the breeze rippling the water in the pond); 不費吹灰之力 with minimum effort (less than “blowing dust” off table). (2) To blow one's own horn, to brag: 吹牛，吹嗙 [chui1niu2], [chui1pang3]↓; 吹法螺 to brag, also to blow the conch shell in Budd. ceremony. (3) V.i., fizzle out: 這件婚事吹了 the romance has gone to pieces; 這對青年男女已經吹了 the boy and girl have broken off; 買賣吹了 the deal is off. (4) (*[chui4]) In 鼓吹 to boost up s.t. | |||||
| Words | 1. 吹鞭 [chui1bian1], n., anciently, a singing whip, described as attached to a whistle. 2. 吹腔 [chui1qiang1], n., a type of local opera (弋腔) with flute accompaniment, any such accompaniment. 3. 吹脣 [chui1chun2], v.i., to whistle, see [chui1shao4]↓. 4. 吹打 [chui1da3] ([chui1da0]), v.i., play flutes, horns or trumpets and beat drums. 5. 吹風 (兒) [chui1feng1]([er0]), v.i., to start people talking: 這幾天他吹風兒說大話 he has been bragging and letting it be known. 6. 吹拂 [chui1fu2], v.i. & t., (1) see [chui1xU1]↓; (2) to flap about in wind (as flag). 7. 吹鼓手 [chui1gu0shou3], n., formerly, the fife and drum players at wedding, funeral. 8. 吹管 [chui1guan3], n., blowpipe. 9. 吹呼 [chui1hu0], v.t., to bawl at (person): 把他吹呼了一頓 gave him a scolding. 10. 吹指 [chui1zhi3], v.i., to whistle with fingers in mouth. 11. 吹牛 [chui1niu2], v.i., to brag (also 吹牛皮): 自己吹牛 brag of oneself; v.i., 吹牛拍馬 phr., to boast and flatter. 12. 吹嗙 [chui1pang3], v.i., ditto; 胡吹亂嗙 ballyhoo. 13. 吹哨 [chui1shao4], v.i., to whistle. 14. 吹簫 [chui1xiao1], v.i., (1) to play the fife; (2) (LL allu.) to be a beggar, from story of 伍子胥. 15. 吹手 [chui1shou3], n., see [chui1gu0shou3]↑. 16. 吹噓 [chui1xU1], v.t., to praise, speak in favor of s.o., esp. to influential person. 17. 吹臺 [chui1tai2], v.i., to fizzle out. 18. 吹彈 [chui1tan2], n. & v.i., music for occasions (with horns and string). 19. 吹筒 [chui1tong3], n., formerly, hunter's horn. 20. 吹網 [chui1wang3], v.i, (Budd.) to inflate a fish net by blowing--obviously futile. 21. 吹雲 [chui1yUn2], phr., to paint clouds by blowing white spots of powder over wet silk. | |||||