吹水

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Chinese

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to blow; blast; puff
to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure
water; river
simp. and trad.
(吹水)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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吹水

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) to brag; to boast; to talk big
  2. (Cantonese) to chat; to talk casually

Synonyms

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  • (to brag; to boast):
  • (to chat):

Descendants

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  • Hong Kong English: blow water (calque)

References

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  • 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017) 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing