吹水 (ceoi1 seoi2) — to gossip; chatter; natter; chitchat; s… in Cantonese

ceoiˉ¹吹seoiˊ²水

Mandarin Pinyin: chui1 shui3

Meaning of 吹水

nounto gossip; chatter; natter; chitchat; shoot the breeze | [華] 閒談, 聊天, 談天說地

nounto talk bullshit; tell lies; brag; blow one's own trumpet | [華] 吹牛, 撒謊, 自吹自擂

noun(verb) to chitchat; to talk; to gossip; to brag

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。

Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

seiˊ²死hauˊ²口cau3,臭，sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ceoiˉ¹吹seoi2.水。

Full of hot air, always bragging.

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