吹拍

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
simp. and trad. (吹拍)		吹	拍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīpāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ paak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīpāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueipai
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-pʻai¹
    • Yale: chwēi-pāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueipai
    • Palladius: чуйпай (čujpaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ paak³
    • Yale: chēui paak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ paak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ pag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pʰaːk̚³/

Verb

吹拍

1. to boast and flatter

   • 然而曾某卻偏要日以吹拍為事，日以造謠中傷為事。 [MSC, trad.]
     然而曾某却偏要日以吹拍为事，日以造谣中伤为事。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1933, 魯迅 (Lu Xun), 《偽自由書·後記》

     Rán'ér Zēng mǒu què piānyào rì yǐ chuīpāi wéi shì, rì yǐ zàoyáozhòngshāng wéi shì. [Pinyin]

     However, Zeng insisted on engaging in flattery on one day and defamation on the other.

Derived terms

• 吹吹拍拍 (chuīchuīpāipāi)