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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
吹⫽口哨 (verb-object)
- to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 吹口哨 (“to whistle”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吹口哨 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吹口哨 |
| Singapore | 吹口哨 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 打哨子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 吹口哨 |
| Taishan | 吹口雞 | |
| Hakka | Changting | 吹牙簫 |
| 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 | |
| Puning | 歕觱囝 | |