吹口哨

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	whistle
trad. (吹口哨)		吹	口哨
simp. #(吹口哨)		吹	口哨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuī kǒushào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ hau² saau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuī kǒushào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuei kǒushào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹ kʻou³-shao⁴
    • Yale: chwēi kǒu-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuei kooushaw
    • Palladius: чуй коушао (čuj koušao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ hau² saau³
    • Yale: chēui háu saau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ hau² saau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ heo² sao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ saːu̯³³/

Verb

吹⫽口哨 (verb-object)

1. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吹口哨 (“to whistle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吹口哨
Mandarin	Taiwan	吹口哨
	Ürümqi	打哨子
	Singapore	吹口哨
Cantonese	Hong Kong	吹口哨
	Taishan	吹口雞
Hakka	Yudu	吹口哨
Jin	Xinzhou	打哨子
Southern Min	Xiamen	歕喙觱仔
	Zhangzhou	歕喙觱仔
	Taipei	呼噓仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	呼噓仔
	Kaohsiung	呼噓仔
	Yilan	呼噓仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	呼噓噓仔
	Taichung	呼噓噓仔, 呼噓仔
	Tainan	呼噓仔, 呼觱仔
	Hsinchu	呼噓仔
	Kinmen	歕喙觱
	Penghu (Magong)	呼噓噓