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(*ㄔㄨㄟˋ [chui4] ).
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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.
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.