「吹水」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: ceoi1 seoi2
Individual
Character Meaning:
吹 blow; (of wind) to blow; to talk bullshit; to bluff; to drink up; to smoke opium
水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to chitchat; to gab; literally: to blow water
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5成sing4日jat6掛gwaa3住zyu6同tung4同tung4事si6吹ceoi1水seoi2,梗gang2係hai6俾bei2人jan4炒caau2啦laa1。
    (Eng.) He's always chitchatting with his colleagues; no wonder he was fired.
    (Cant.) 班baan1女neoi5仔zai2已ji5經ging1吹ceoi1咗zo2成sing4個go3鐘zung1水seoi2。
    (Eng.) The girls have been chitchatting for an hour already.

  • to talk nonsense; to say something that is false or that one is not sure about
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5一jat1分fan1鐘zung1吞tan1到dou2一jat1個go3漢hon3堡bou2包baau1?真zan1定ding6假gaa2呀aa3?唔m4好hou2吹ceoi1水seoi2喎wo3。
    (Eng.) He swallowed a hamburger whole in one minute? You've got to be kidding me.

  • to talk of actions without the intention to fulfill; to make false promises
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5成sing4日jat6吹ceoi1水seoi2㗎gaa3,信seon3佢keoi5一jat1成sing4都dou1死sei2呀aa3。
    (Eng.) Don't believe anything he says; he's always making exaggerated claims.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5吹ceoi1水seoi2話waa6三saam1年nin4內noi6會wui5買maai5到dou2樓lau2,但daan6係hai6而ji4家gaa1佢keoi5連lin4三saam1萬maan6積zik1蓄cuk1都dou1冇mou5囉lo1。
    (Eng.) He said that he would buy an apartment in three years, but he doesn't even have 30 thousand dollars in the bank right now.

See also: 談天 閒聊 di4 di4 de4 de4 失口 發噏瘋 吠 亂噏 傾計 傾閒計 吹喇叭 嘻嘻哈哈 打情罵俏 談天説地 豬朋狗友 酒肉朋友 閒話家常 高談闊論 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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