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吹噓

简吹嘘 · 繁吹噓

Mandarin · pinyin chuī xū

to brag

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吹: chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
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嘘: xū · exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise

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1–1 · chui1 xu1

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ceoi1 heoi1

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verb

to lavish praise on oneself or others; to brag; to boast
(literary or dialectal) to breathe out
(literary) to do something with ease
(literary) to attack (of wind)
(literary) to promote
(literary) to play a yu (竽)

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