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吹牛

吹牛

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (吹牛)		吹	牛

Verb

吹牛

to brag; to boast; to bluff

Synonyms

吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)

Etymology

Abbreviation of 吹牛皮, literally "to inflate leather [in order to make a vessel]".

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chuīniú

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ ngau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhôi-ngiù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuīniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiniou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ ngau⁴
  - Yale: chēui ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhôi-ngiù
  - Hakka Romanization System: coi´ ngiuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: coi¹ ngiu²
  - IPA: /t͡sʰo̯i²⁴ ɲi̯u¹¹/