English
- blow
- to blow
- puff
- to play a wind instrument
- brag, boast
- to blast
- to puff
- to boast
- to brag
- to end in failure
- to fall through
- (of wind) to blow; to move and create an air current
- to expel air through pursed lips
- to talk bullshit; to say something that is not true; to bluff
- to play wind instruments; to produce sound by blowing
- to drink up
粵語
- 空氣強烈流動，形成氣流
- 嘟起個嘴呼出空氣
- 亂講嘢；講大話；隨口捏造；虛張聲勢
- 奏管樂器；吹氣發出聲音
- 飲盡樽中嘅飲料，通常指飲酒
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Variants
Words containing 吹
- 吹水ceoi1 seoi2
(coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)
- 吹風ceoi1 fung1
to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair)
- 吹脹ceoi1 zoeng3
to blow up
- 鼓吹gu2 ceoi1
to agitate for
- 老吹lou5 ceoi1
to bullshit; to talk nonsense [colloquial]
- 吹牛ceoi1 ngau4
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 吹氣ceoi1 hei3
to blow air (into)
- 吹雞ceoi1 gai1
to blow a whistle; to call for backup
- 吹噓ceoi1 heoi1
to brag
- 告吹gou3 ceoi1
to fizzle out
- 吹漲ceoi1 zoeng3
to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words
- 吹捧ceoi1 pung2
to flatter
- 吹奏ceoi1 zau3
to play (wind instruments)
- 吹簫ceoi1 siu1
to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute
- 吹咩ceoi1 me1
what can you do to me?
- 吹號ceoi1 hou6
to blow a brass instrument
- 吹走ceoi1 zau2
(of things) to be blown away
- 吹臺ceoi1 toi4
(coll.) to fall through
- 吹頭ceoi1 tau4
to dry one's hair with a blow dryer
- 吹拍ceoi1 paak3
to resort to bragging and flattering
- 吹喇叭ceoi1 laa3 baa1
(lit.) blowing the trumpet
- 吹糖ceoi1 tong2
blown sugar toy
- 吹波波ceoi1 bo1 bo1
to take an alcohol breathalyzer test; to blow bubbles [colloquial]
- 吹爆ceoi1 baau3
to be infuriated by someone; to be angry due to something or someone's act