Usage of the character 吹

to play the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫／吴市吹箫 ( Wúshìchuīxiāo)
to busk
virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫／玉人吹箫 (yùrénchuīxiāo)
(slang) fellatio
blowjob

chuīhào

吹号

[吹號]

to blow a brass instrument

xiāchuī

瞎吹

[瞎吹]

to boast
to shoot one's mouth off

chuīzhàng

吹胀

[吹脹]

to blow up
to inflate

chuītái

吹台

[吹臺]

(coll.) to fall through
to result in failure
(of a relationship) to break up

chuīqì

吹气

[吹氣]

to blow air (into)

chuīshào

吹哨

[吹哨]

to blow a whistle
to whistle

héngchuī

横吹

[橫吹]

military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han
transverse flute
to play such a flute

chuīle

吹了

[吹了]

failed; busted; to have not succeeded
to have died
to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship)

chuīhuī

吹灰

[吹灰]

to blow away dust

chuīléi

吹擂

[吹擂]

to talk big
to boast

cháochuī

潮吹

[潮吹]

female ejaculation

chuīlǎba

吹喇叭

[吹喇叭]

(lit.) blowing the trumpet
(fig.) to praise sb
(slang) to give a blowjob

chuīgǔshǒu

吹鼓手

[吹鼓手]

(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession
(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises
booster

chuīlěngfēng

吹冷风

[吹冷風]

to blow cold
damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words

chuīdízhě

吹笛者

[吹笛者]

piper

chuīqiújī

吹球机

[吹球機]

lottery machine

chuīshàorén

吹哨人

[吹哨人]

whistleblower

chuīyèjī

吹叶机

[吹葉機]

leaf blower (machine)

chuīguǎnyuè

吹管乐

[吹管樂]

woodwind music

chuīniúpí

吹牛皮

[吹牛皮]

to boast
to talk big

diànchuīfēng

电吹风

[電吹風]

hair dryer

chuīfēngjī

吹风机

[吹風機]

hair dryer

xǐjiǎnchuī

洗剪吹

[洗剪吹]

shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

chuīyúshǒu

吹竽手

[吹竽手]

player of the yu 竽 (yú) (free reed wind instrument)

gǔchuīzhě

鼓吹者

[鼓吹者]

advocate

chuīkǒushào

吹口哨

[吹口哨]

to whistle

fēngchuīrìshài

风吹日晒

[風吹日曬]

(idiom) to be exposed to the elements

zìchuīzìléi

自吹自擂

[自吹自擂]

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

chuīmáoqiúcī

吹毛求疵

[吹毛求疵]

lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
nitpick

chuīhuīzhīlì

吹灰之力

[吹灰之力]

a slight effort

dàchuīdàléi

大吹大擂

[大吹大擂]

to make an exhibition of oneself
ostentation

chuīniúpāimǎ

吹牛拍马

[吹牛拍馬]

to resort to bragging and flattering

chuīxiāoqǐshí

吹箫乞食

[吹簫乞食]

to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

húchuīluànpěng

胡吹乱捧

[胡吹亂捧]

indiscriminate admiration (idiom)

chuīkāngjiànmǐ

吹糠见米

[吹糠見米]

instant results
lit. blow the husk and see the rice

yīnchuīsītīng

因吹斯汀

[因吹斯汀]

(loanword) interesting

réngōngchuīqì

人工吹气

[人工吹氣]

oral inflation

chuīdēngbálà

吹灯拔蜡

[吹燈拔蠟]

lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
fig. to die
to bite the dust
to be over and done with

chuīzhěnbiānfēng

吹枕边风

[吹枕邊風]

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

chuīchuīpāipāi

吹吹拍拍

[吹吹拍拍]

to boast and flatter

fēngchuīyǔdǎ

风吹雨打

[風吹雨打]

lit. windswept and battered by rain
to undergo hardship (idiom)

fēngchuīcǎodòng

风吹草动

[風吹草動]

lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
fig. the slightest whiff of trouble

yùrénchuīxiāo

玉人吹箫

[玉人吹簫]

virtuoso piper wins a beauty
the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史／萧史 ( Xiāo Shǐ) won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 ( Qín Mùgōng)

yǎngquēchuīguǎn

氧炔吹管

[氧炔吹管]

oxyacetylene torch

zìwǒchuīxū

自我吹嘘

[自我吹噓]

to blow one's own horn (idiom)

dàsìgǔchuī

大肆鼓吹

[大肆鼓吹]

to advocate vociferously

Wúshìchuīxiāo

吴市吹箫

[吳市吹簫]

to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

chuīhúzidèngyǎn

吹胡子瞪眼

[吹鬍子瞪眼]

to get angry; to fume

bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì

不费吹灰之力

[不費吹灰之力]

as easy as blowing off dust
effortless
with ease

kǎntóubùguòfēngchuīmào

砍头不过风吹帽

[砍頭不過風吹帽]

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

shénmefēngbǎnǐchuīláide

什么风把你吹来的

[什麼風把你吹來的]

What brings you here? (idiom)

yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生

[野火燒不盡，春風吹又生]

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
fig. cannot be easily eliminated
abbr. to 野火春風／野火春风 (yěhuǒchūnfēng)