吹 ceoi¹ {chuī}

1. to blow
2. to play a wind instrument
3. to blast
4. to puff
5. to boast
6. to brag
7. to end in failure
8. to fall through

吹爆 ceoi¹ baau³ {chuī bào}

to be infuriated by someone; to be angry due to something or someone's act

吹打 ceoi¹ daa² {chuī dǎ}

blow and beat, to play music

吹笛 ceoi¹ dek² {chuī dí}

Playing flute

吹風〔-风〕 ceoi¹ fung¹ {chuī fēng}

to enjoy some breeze

吹雞〔-鸡〕 ceoi¹ gai¹ {chuī jī}

to blow a whistle; to call for backup

吹咩 ceoi¹ me¹ {chuī miē}

what can you do to me?

吹水 ceoi¹ seoi² {chuī shuǐ}

(verb) to chitchat; to talk; to gossip; to brag

吹漲〔-涨〕 ceoi¹ zoeng³ {chuī zhǎng}

1. to be helpless, or unable to react to absurd situation or words 2. to blow up (ballon)

吹脹〔-胀〕 ceoi¹ zoeng³ {chuīzhàng}

(adjective) (of feeling) Frustrated; pissed off because of being annoyed

吹拂 ceoi¹ fat¹ {chuī fú}

1. to brush
2. to caress (of breeze)
3. to praise

吹灰 ceoi¹ fui¹ {chuī huī}

to blow away dust

吹乾〔-干〕 ceoi¹ gon¹ {chuī gān}

to blow-dry

吹管 ceoi¹ gun² {chuī guǎn}

blowpipe

吹氣〔-气〕 ceoi¹ hei³ {chuī qì}

to blow air (into)

吹噓〔-嘘〕 ceoi¹ heoi¹ {chuī xū}

to brag

吹號〔-号〕 ceoi¹ hou⁶ {chuī hào}

to blow a brass instrument

吹孔 ceoi¹ hung² {chuī kǒng}

(of a musical instrument) blow hole

吹擂 ceoi¹ leoi⁴ {chuī léi}

1. to talk big
2. to boast

吹了 ceoi¹ liu⁵ {chuī le}

1. failed
2. busted
3. to have not succeeded
4. to have died
5. to have parted company
6. to have chilled (of a relationship)

吹牛 ceoi¹ ngau⁴ {chuī niú}

1. to talk big
2. to shoot off one's mouth
3. to chat (dialect)

吹拍 ceoi¹ paak³ {chuī pāi}

1. to resort to bragging and flattering
2. abbr. for 吹牛拍馬

吹捧 ceoi¹ pung² {chuī pěng}

1. to flatter
2. to laud sb's accomplishments
3. adulation

吹散 ceoi¹ saan³ {chuī sàn}

to disperse

吹哨 ceoi¹ saau³ {chuī shào}

1. to blow a whistle
2. to whistle

吹熄 ceoi¹ sik¹ {chuī xī}

to blow out (a flame)

吹簫〔-箫〕 ceoi¹ siu¹ {chuī xiāo}

1. to play the xiao 簫 (mouth organ)
2. to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫
3. to busk
4. virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫
5. (slang) fellatio
6. blowjob

吹臺〔-台〕 ceoi¹ toi⁴ {chuī tái}

1. (coll.) to fall through
2. to result in failure
3. (of a relationship) to break up

吹襲〔-袭〕 ceoi¹ zaap⁶ {chuī xí}

1. storm struck
2. to attack (of wind)

吹奏 ceoi¹ zau³ {chuī zòu}

to play (wind instruments)

吹脹〔-胀〕 ceoi¹ zoeng³ {chuī zhàng}

1. to blow up
2. to inflate

吹波膠 ceoi¹ bo¹ gaau¹ {chuī bō háo}

bubble gum

吹波機〔--机〕 ceoi¹ bo¹ gei¹ {chuī bō jī}

breathalyzer

吹口琴 ceoi¹ hau² kam⁴ {chuī kǒu qín}

to play harmonica

吹唔脹〔--胀〕 ceoi¹ m⁴ zoeng³ {chuī ń zhàng}

feeling helpless, powerless

吹笛者 ceoi¹ dek⁶ ze² {chuī dí zhě}

piper

吹風機〔-风机〕 ceoi¹ fung¹ gei¹ {chuī fēng jī}

hair dryer

吹鼓手 ceoi¹ gu² sau² {chuī gǔ shǒu}

1. (old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession
2. (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises
3. booster

吹管樂〔--乐〕 ceoi¹ gun² ngok⁶ {chuī guǎn yuè}

woodwind music

吹口哨 ceoi¹ hau² saau³ {chuī kǒu shào}

whistle

吹葉機〔-叶机〕 ceoi¹ jip⁶ gei¹ {chuī yè jī}

leaf blower (machine)

吹竽手 ceoi¹ jyu⁴ sau² {chuī yú shǒu}

player of the yu 竽 (free reed mouth organ)

吹喇叭 ceoi¹ laa³ baa¹ {chuī lǎ ba}

1. (lit.) blowing the trumpet
2. (fig.) to praise sb
3. (slang) to give a blowjob

吹冷風〔--风〕 ceoi¹ laang⁵ fung¹ {chuī lěng fēng}

1. to blow cold
2. damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words

吹牛皮 ceoi¹ ngau⁴ pei⁴ {chuī niú pí}

1. to boast
2. to talk big

吹鬚睩眼〔-须--〕 ceoi¹ sou¹ luk¹ ngaan⁵ {chuī xū lù yǎn}

one who is so mad or angry where his moustache curls and eyes wide open

吹吹拍拍 ceoi¹ ceoi¹ paak³ paak³ {chuī chuī pāi pāi}

to boast and flatter

吹燈拔蠟〔-灯-蜡〕 ceoi¹ dang¹ bat⁶ laap⁶ {chuī dēng bá là}

1. lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
2. fig. to die
3. to bite the dust
4. to be over and done with

吹灰之力 ceoi¹ fui¹ zi¹ lik⁶ {chuī huī zhī lì}

as easy as pie

吹糠見米〔--见-〕 ceoi¹ hong¹ gin³ mai⁵ {chuī kāng jiàn mǐ}

1. instant results
2. lit. blow the husk and see the rice

吹毛求疵 ceoi¹ mou⁴ kau⁴ ci¹ {chuī máo qiú cī}

1. lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
2. nitpick

吹牛拍馬〔---马〕 ceoi¹ ngau⁴ paak³ maa⁵ {chuī niú pāi mǎ}

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹簫乞食〔-箫--〕 ceoi¹ siu¹ hat¹ sik⁶ {chuī xiāo qǐ shí}

1. to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
2. cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

吹水唔抹嘴 ceoi¹ seoi² m⁴ maat³ zeoi² {chuī shuǐ ḿ mǒ zuǐ}

it describes people who overly boast/ exaggerate during chatting

吹皺一池春水〔-皱----〕 ceoi¹ zau³ jat¹ ci⁴ ceon¹ seoi² {chuī zhòu yī chí chūn shuǐ}

none of your business