吹鼓手
Chinese
to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure |
convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat |
hand; convenient; ‑er | ||
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| simp. and trad. (吹鼓手) |
吹 | 鼓 | 手 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chuīgǔshǒu [Phonetic: chuīgúshǒu]
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chueigǔshǒu
- Wade–Giles: chʻui1-ku3-shou3
- Yale: chwēi-gǔ-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueiguushoou
- Palladius: чуйгушоу (čujgušou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceoi1 gu2 sau2
- Yale: chēui gú sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey1 gu2 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: cêu1 gu2 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Changting)
- Changting Pinyin: chue1 gu3 sheu3
- Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰue³³ ku⁴²⁻³³ ʃəɯ⁴²/
- (Changting)
Noun
吹鼓手
- (dated or dialectal) trumpeter in weddings, funerals, etc.
- (figuratively, chiefly derogatory) one who praises or promotes someone or something; eulogizer
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “吹鼓手”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 86.