吹鼓手

chuīgǔshǒu

noun

Measure Word

一个吹鼓手 gè

Meanings

1 musician at a wedding or funeral procession (old usage)
2 (figurative) trumpeter of someone's praises
3 booster
4 cheerleader

Characters

to blow (a wind instrument)

hand; person skilled at

Examples

旧社会的吹鼓手地位低下。

Jiù shèhuì de chuīgǔshǒu dìwèi dīxià.

In old society, wedding-and-funeral musicians had low social status.

他成了这项政策的吹鼓手。

Tā chéng le zhè xiàng zhèngcè de chuīgǔshǒu.

He became a cheerleader for this policy.

Tips

usage

Originally referring to the suona-and-drum bands hired for weddings and funerals, 吹鼓手 is now mostly used figuratively — and often pejoratively — for someone who loudly promotes a cause or person.

Stroke Order

吹 chuī

鼓 gǔ

手 shǒu