嘘xū
Ⅰ ❶ (慢慢地吐气) breathe out slowly
❷ (叹气) utter a sigh: 他仰天而 ~。 He sighs with his face looking up.
❸ (火或蒸气的热力接触到物体) (of cooking fire, steam, etc.) come into contact with sth.; scald; burn: 把馒头在火上 ~ 一 ~。 Put the steamed bread over the fire for a while. 掀笼屉时小心热气 ~ 着手。 Don't scald your hands when you open the steamer.
❹ [方] (发出“嘘”声来制止、 驱逐) hiss; boo: 讲话人被 ~ 了下去。 The speaker was hissed down. 他们把他 ~ 下了台。 They hissed him off [from] the stage. Ⅱ (表示制止、驱逐) sh; hush: ~ ! 小声点, 孩子们, 你们太闹了。 Hush, boys, the party's getting noisy.
另见 see also shī。
◆嘘寒问暖 ask people whether they feel hot (in summer) or feel cold (in winter); be solicitous about sb.'s health [well-being]; give them one's assiduous and thoughtful attention; inquire after sb.'s well-being; show great concern for others; 嘘枯吹生 blow life into dead plants — to make the dead come back to life; breathe the withered and blow for life; revive the withered plants; 嘘气 breathe out slowly; 嘘声四起 a wave of hisses all round; hiss and boo everywhere; 嘘唏 [书] sob; 嘘唏摇头 shake the head with a deep sigh; 嘘音 hush