繡球 [绣－]

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Pinyin xiù qiú

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. embroidered ball; Hydrangea
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    古代​壯族​、​漢族​及​不同​東南亞​民族​招親​儀式​或​其他​習俗​活動​拋​嘅​、​貌似​繡​球花​嘅​波​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    ball made of colourful fabric (sometimes silk) shaped like the similarly named Hydrangea plant, that is thrown in traditional Zhuang, Han and Southeast Asian communal events or mating events; not to be confused with the Western bouquet throw
    • 拋繡球（招親）
      抛绣球（招亲）
      throwing a ceremonial ball (to determine the groom of a young woman)
  2. 名詞
    繡​球花​，​又​叫​八仙花​、​草繡球​、​紫陽花​，​係​一種​真​雙子​葉​植物​，​繡球​屬​嘅​物​種​。​係​一種​常​見​嘅​園​藝​裝​飾​花​。
    Hydrangea macrophylla, big-leaf hydrangea
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    绣球在六月开花。
    繡球在六月開花。
    xiù qiú zài liù yuè kāi huā 。
    • The hydrangea blooms in June.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    抛绣球（招亲）
    拋繡球（招親）
    • throwing a ceremonial ball (to determine the groom of a young woman)