"blow water" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: blows water [present, singular, third-person], blowing water [participle, present], blew water [past], blowed water [nonstandard, past], blown water [participle, past], blowed water [nonstandard, participle, past]
Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 吹水 (ceoi¹ seoi², literally “blow water”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|yue|吹水|lit=blow water}} Calque of Cantonese 吹水 (ceoi¹ seoi², literally “blow water”) Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew:blowed􂀿nonstandard􂁀,blown:blowed􂀿nonstandard􂁀> water}} blow water (third-person singular simple present blows water, present participle blowing water, simple past blew water or (nonstandard) blowed water, past participle blown water or (nonstandard) blowed water)
  1. (Hong Kong) to brag; to boast; to talk big Tags: Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-blow_water-en-verb-pVQCWZbP Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. (Hong Kong) to chat; to talk casually Tags: Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-blow_water-en-verb-~LFE1hvk Categories (other): Hong Kong English

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