吹水 chuī shuǐ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ceoi1 seoi2
- (coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)
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吹
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 吹捧 chuī pěng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄥˇ ceoi1 pung2 to flatter
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ging6 ceoi1 (of wind) to blow strongly
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- 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ ceoi1 gon1 to blow-dry
- 吹哨 chuī shào ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ceoi1 saau3 to blow a whistle
- 吹嘘 吹噓 chuī xū ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ ceoi1 heoi1 to brag
- 吹奏 chuī zòu ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗㄡˋ ceoi1 zau3 to play (wind instruments)
- 吹孔 chuī kǒng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ceoi1 hung2 (of a musical instrument) blow hole
- 吹拂 chuī fú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ceoi1 fat1 to brush
- 吹拍 chuī pāi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ ceoi1 paak3 to resort to bragging and flattering
- 吹擂 chuī léi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˊ ceoi1 leoi4 to talk big
- 吹散 chuī sàn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄙㄢˋ ceoi1 saan3 to disperse
- 吹气 吹氣 chuī qì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ceoi1 hei3 to blow air (into)
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 吹熄 chuī xī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ ceoi1 sik1 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹管 chuī guǎn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ceoi1 gun2 blowpipe
- 吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi1 siu1 to play the xiao 箫, a vertical bamboo flute
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī cǎo dòng ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6 lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
- 风吹日晒 風吹日曬 fēng chuī rì shài ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄖˋ ㄕㄞˋ fung1 ceoi1 jat6 saai3 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements
- 风吹雨打 風吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄩˇ ㄉㄚˇ fung1 ceoi1 jyu5 daa2 lit. windswept and battered by rain
- 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
- 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗˋ ㄌㄟˊ zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
- 自我吹嘘 自我吹噓 zì wǒ chuī xū ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 heoi1 to blow one's own horn (idiom)
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success