musician at traditional ceremonies; flatterer
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
musicians at traditional weddings or funerals
archaicRefers specifically to musicians who play wind and percussion instruments in traditional ceremonies.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
zǒng总
yǒu有
yī一
duì队
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
zài在
qián前
tóu头
kāi开
lù路
。
In old-fashioned weddings, there was always a team of musicians leading the procession.
Zàng葬
lǐ礼
de的
duì队
wu伍
zhōng中
，
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
chuī吹
zòu奏
zhe着
āi哀
yuè乐
。
In the funeral procession, the musicians played mournful music.
noun
flatterer; hype man; one who lavishes undeserved praise
derogatoryUsed metaphorically and derogatorily to describe someone who praises someone or something excessively, often with an ulterior motive.
Tā他
jiù就
shì是
lǎo老
bǎn板
shēn身
biān边
de的
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
，
zhǐ只
huì会
shuō说
hǎo好
huà话
。
He's just a flatterer around the boss, only saying nice things.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
tài太
duō多
，
quē缺
fá乏
kè客
guān观
de的
píng评
jià价
。
There are too many hype men for this article; it lacks objective evaluation.
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Bié别
tīng听
nà那
xiē些
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
de的
huà话
，
chǎn产
pǐn品
dào到
dǐ底
hǎo好
bù不
hǎo好
yào要
zì自
jǐ己
pàn判
duàn断
。
Don't listen to those flatterers; you should judge for yourself whether the product is good or not.