# 吹

| 吹 | U+5439, &#21561; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5439 |
| ← 吸 [U+5438] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 吺 → [U+543A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

吹 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口弓人 (RNO), four-corner 6708$_2$, composition ⿰口欠)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 179, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3373
* Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 593, character 3
* Unihan data for U+5439

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 吹 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 吹 | *kʰjol, *kʰjols |
| 炊 | *kʰjol |
| 焁 | *qʰral, *qʰel |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 口 (“mouth”) + 欠 (“blow”) according to oracle bones and bronzes. An archaic variant of this character is 龡.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chuī (chui$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cui$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чуй (čuy, I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhôi
    (Hailu, HRS): choi$^ˋ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): cui$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): chuŏi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cue$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhe / chher / chhoe / chhui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cuê$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tshy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuī
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuei
*** Wade–Giles: chʻui$^1$
*** Yale: chwēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuei
*** Palladius: чуй (čuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: cui$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cui
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰuei⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чуй (čuy, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰuei²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ceoi$^1$
*** Yale: chēui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhôi
*** Hakka Romanization System: coi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: coi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoi̯²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: choi$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰoi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: cui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuei¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chuŏi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰui⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: cue$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: choi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰuei⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe
*** Tâi-lô: tshe
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhef
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡sʰe³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chher
*** Tâi-lô: tsher
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /t͡sʰə³³/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰə⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoe
*** Tâi-lô: tshue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoef
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰue⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhui
*** Tâi-lô: tshui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhuy
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴/
* chhe/chher/chhoe - vernacular;
* chhui - literary.
* Middle Chinese: tsyhwe
Rime :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 昌垂切 |
| Baxter | tsyhwe |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕʰiuᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʰʷiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕʰjuɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cʰwiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕʰiue/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕʰǐwe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕʰwie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chuī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ceoi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰo[r]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰjol/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chuī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyhwe › |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰo[r]/ |
| English | blow (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 1653 |
| Phonetic component | 吹 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 吹 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰjol/ |

#### Definitions

吹
* to blow; to puff
    吹氣球／吹气球 ― chuī qìqiú ― to blow up a balloon
* (of wind) to blow
    From: circa 787, Bai Juyi, 賦得古原草送別
    Yěhuǒ shāo bùjìn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** (of typhoon) to hit; to strike
* to blow; to play a wind instrument
    吹口琴 ― chuī kǒuqín ― to play the harmonica
    From: 1082, Su Shi, 前赤壁賦
    Kè yǒu chuī dòngxiāo zhě, yǐgē ér hè zhī. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (colloquial) to brag; to boast
    繼續吹吖！／继续吹吖！ [Cantonese] ― gai$^3$ zuk$^6$ ceoi$^1$ aa$^1$! [Jyutping] ― Please continue bragging. (sarcastic)
* (colloquial) to drink alcoholic beverages directly from a bottle
* (colloquial, of a plan) to fall through; (of relationship) to break down
* (Cantonese) Short for 吹水.
* (Cantonese) Short for 吹脹 / 吹胀 (ceoi$^1$ zoeng$^3$).
    你吹呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei$^5$ ceoi$^1$ aa$^4$? [Jyutping] ― What can you do to me? (offensive)
* (ACG) to like
    吹爆 ― chuī bào ― to like very much
    全員吹／全员吹 ― quányuán chuī ― someone who likes everyone (in the anime)
* Misspelling of 催 (cuī, “to urge”).

##### Synonyms

* (to play a wind instrument): 吹奏 (chuīzòu)
* (to brag):
* 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
* 吹噓 / 吹嘘 (chuīxū)
* 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
* 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
* 吹牛三 ($^1$tshy $^6$gnieu-se) (Wu)
* 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
* 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
* 呾卵話 / 呾卵话 (dan$^3$ lang$^6$ uê$^7$) (Teochew)
* 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
* 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
* 嗙雞胲 / 嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
* 好臉 / 好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 拉空 (la$^1$ kang$^1$) (Teochew)
* 拉誧 / 拉𰵩 (la$^1$ pu$^2$) (Teochew)
* 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
* 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 放風球 / 放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 放風龜 / 放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 歕雞胲 / 𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
* 歕雞胿 / 𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 白話 / 白话 (báihua) (regional)
* 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
* 紅膏 / 红膏 (Puxian Min)
* 練扇空 / 练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 膨風 / 膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
* 自矜 (zìjīn)
* 自誇 / 自夸 (zìkuā)
* 自詡 / 自诩 (zìxǔ)
* 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
* 誇 / 夸 (kuā)
* 誇口 / 夸口 (kuākǒu)
* 誇喙 / 夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
* 誇耀 / 夸耀 (kuāyào)
* 說大話 / 说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
* 講嘐潲話 / 讲嘐潲话 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
* 講空 / 讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 車大炮 / 车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
* 風龜 / 风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
* 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說大話, 誇口, 吹噓, 誇口, 矜人, 自誇, 自詡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吹牛, 說大話, 吹大炮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 吹大氣兒, 吹牛屄, 吹呼, 吹著嘮, 誇嘴, 吹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吹牛, 說大話 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 吹牛屄, 吹牛兒, 吹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 吹牛屄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 吹牛, 吹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 吹牛屄, 吹牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 斬大話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 吹牛屄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 吹牛屄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 衝殼子, 吹殼子, 吹牛殼, 衝牛殼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吹牛, 吹牛屄, 吹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 吹牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講大話, 放葫蘆, 吹牛觱, 車大炮, 吹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 車大炮, 吹, 吹水 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 吹牛, 車大炮 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 放葫蘆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吹牛屄 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 吹膨兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吹蒙子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 車大炮 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 歕雞胲, 嗙虎膦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙屙膿膿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 膨風, 歕雞胲, 臭彈, 落下頷, 屙膿屙血 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吹牛屄, 吹卵脬, 吹 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 吹牛屄 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 吹達, 吹牛屄 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 誇喙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風龜, 相空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風球, 講空, 歕風, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 相空, 練扇空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙, 喝 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 臭彈, 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 臭彈, 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 臭彈 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 歕雞胿, 烏白講 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 臭彈, 歕雞胿, 膨風, 畫虎𡳞, 放臭屁 GT, 放屁 GT, 講大聲話 GT |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 歕雞胿, 膨風 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 好臉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 好臉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喝仙, 放風 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾大話, 車大炮, 拉空, 拉誧 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾大話, 車大炮, 拉空, 拉誧, 喝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 好臉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吹牛屄, 吹牛三 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吹牛屄, 吹牛三, 牛屄 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 吹牛屄, 扯蛋, 扯老蛋, 講大話 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吹牛皮 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (to fall through): 吹臺／吹台 (chuītái), 告吹 (gàochuī)

##### Compounds

* 一吹一唱
* 一風吹 / 一风吹 (yīfēngchuī)
* 吹冷風 / 吹冷风 (chuī lěngfēng)
* 吹功 (chuīgōng)
* 吹口哨 (chuī kǒushào)
* 吹呼
* 吹啦
* 吹喇叭 (chuī lǎba)
* 吹噓 / 吹嘘 (chuīxū)
* 吹大氣 / 吹大气
* 吹大炮 (chuī dàpào)
* 吹奏 (chuīzòu)
* 吹奏樂器 / 吹奏乐器 (chuīzòu yuèqì)
* 吳市吹簫 / 吴市吹箫
* 吹彈 / 吹弹
* 吹影鏤塵 / 吹影镂尘
* 吹手
* 吹打 (chuīdǎ)
* 吹打樂 / 吹打乐 (chuīdǎyuè)
* 吹拂 (chuīfú)
* 吹指
* 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
* 吹擂
* 吹樂器 / 吹乐器
* 吹毛
* 吹毛取瑕
* 吹毛毛
* 吹毛求瑕
* 吹毛求疵 (chuīmáoqiúcī)
* 吹毛索疵
* 吹氣勝蘭 / 吹气胜兰
* 吹氣球 / 吹气球
* 吹法螺
* 吹火
* 吹灰
* 吹灰之力 (chuīhuīzhīlì)
* 吹燈 / 吹灯
* 吹燈兒 / 吹灯儿
* 吹牛 (chuīniú)
* 吹牛大王 (chuīniú dàwáng)
* 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí)
* 吹玻璃
* 吹皺一池春水 / 吹皱一池春水 (chuī zhòu yīchí chūn shuǐ)
* 吹竹
* 吹筒
* 吹管 (chuīguǎn)
* 吹箭
* 吹簫 / 吹箫 (chuīxiāo)
* 吹簫吳市 / 吹箫吴市
* 吹糖
* 吹糖人兒 / 吹糖人儿
* 吹糠見米 / 吹糠见米
* 吹網 / 吹网
* 吹脣 / 吹唇
* 吹腔 (chuīqiāng)
* 吹臺 / 吹台 (chuītái)
* 吹葭
* 吹蝕 / 吹蚀 (chuīshí)
* 吹蝕作用 / 吹蚀作用
* 吹蝕穴 / 吹蚀穴 (chuīshíxué)
* 吹襲 / 吹袭 (chuīxí)
* 吹起捏塌
* 吹送流
* 吹釉
* 吹銃 / 吹铳
* 吹雲 / 吹云
* 吹風 / 吹风 (chuīfēng)
* 吹風機 / 吹风机 (chuīfēngjī)
* 吹風胡哨 / 吹风胡哨
* 吹鬍子 / 吹胡子
* 吹鼓手 (chuīgǔshǒu)
* 噓枯吹生 / 嘘枯吹生
* 因風吹火 / 因风吹火
* 大力鼓吹
* 大吹
* 大吹大擂 (dàchuīdàléi)
* 大吹法螺 (dàchuīfǎluó)
* 大吹牛皮
* 大肆吹噓 / 大肆吹嘘
* 引風吹火 / 引风吹火
* 弦吹
* 懲羹吹齏 / 惩羹吹齑 (chénggēngchuījī)
* 斬草不除根，春風吹又生 / 斩草不除根，春风吹又生 (zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng)
* 日炙風吹 / 日炙风吹
* 橫吹 / 横吹 (héngchuī)
* 清吹
* 胡吹亂滂 / 胡吹乱滂
* 胡吹亂謅 / 胡吹乱诌
* 胡吹大氣 / 胡吹大气
* 自吹自擂 (zìchuīzìléi)
* 自我吹噓 / 自我吹嘘
* 超吹 (chāochuī)
* 鏤塵吹影 / 镂尘吹影
* 雨打風吹 / 雨打风吹
* 電吹風 / 电吹风 (diànchuīfēng)
* 順風吹火 / 顺风吹火
* 風吹浪打 / 风吹浪打
* 風吹砂 / 风吹砂
* 風吹草低 / 风吹草低
* 風吹草動 / 风吹草动 (fēngchuīcǎodòng)
* 風吹雨打 / 风吹雨打 (fēngchuīyǔdǎ)
* 馬上吹 / 马上吹
* 鬼吹燈 / 鬼吹灯
* 麵杖吹火 / 面杖吹火
* 鼓吹

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chuì (chui$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuì
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuèi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻui$^4$
*** Yale: chwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuey
*** Palladius: чуй (čuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ceoi$^3$
*** Yale: cheui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
* Middle Chinese: tsyhweH
Rime :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 尺僞切 |
| Baxter | tsyhweH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕʰiuᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʰʷiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕʰjuɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cʰwiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕʰiue$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕʰǐwe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕʰwie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chuì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ceoi$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰo[r]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰjols/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chuì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyhwe$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰo[r]-s/ |
| English | musical concert |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 吹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 1655 |
| Phonetic component | 吹 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 吹 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰjols/ |

#### Definitions

吹
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) wind instruments; music performed with wind instruments
* (literary) wind

##### Compounds

* 兩部鼓吹 / 两部鼓吹
* 吹吹
* 吹器
* 吹樂 / 吹乐
* 吹苓
* 吹金
* 夕吹
* 晚吹
* 朔吹 (shuòchuì)
* 歌吹
* 清吹
* 詩腸鼓吹 / 诗肠鼓吹
* 金吹
* 鐃吹 / 铙吹
* 鳳吹 / 凤吹
* 黃門鼓吹 / 黄门鼓吹
* 鼃吹
* 鼓吹
* 鼓吹弦
* 鼓吹樂 / 鼓吹乐
* 鼓吹鳴蛙 / 鼓吹鸣蛙

### References

* “吹”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* To blow (such as an instrument)

#### Readings

* Go-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)
* Kun: ふく (fuku, 吹く, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 吹(すい)禅(ぜん) (suizen): "blowing meditation"
* 吹(ふ)き鳴(な)らす (fukinarasu): "to blow"

## Korean
### Etymology

Historical spelling: ᄎᆔ (Yale: chywi), see Gale (1897, p. 1094).

### Hanja

吹 (eumhun 불 취 (bul chwi))
* hanja form of 취 (“to blow”)

### References

Gale, James S.: A Korean-English Dictionary. Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, 1897.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

吹: Hán Nôm readings: xuy, xi, xơi, xoe, xôi, xuê, xúy/xuý, xùi, xì, xỉ, xua, xuề, xuế, xuể, xui, xủi, xuôi
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