繡花 [绣－]

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Pinyin xiù huā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to embroider
  2. to do embroidery
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用絲​、​絨​、​或者​線​喺​紡​織​品​上面​繡​上​花紋​或者​其他​圖案
    to embroider; especially with a design related to flowers
    • 繡花枕頭
      绣花枕头
      sau3 faa1 zam2 tau4
      a pillow with an embroidered pillow case
  2. 動詞
    引伸​嚟​比喻​一​啲​人​喺​事情​上放​咗​過​多​嘅​心​機​同埋​時間
    metaphorically, spending too much time and effort on something
    • 喂你繡完花未呀？夠哂鐘出門口喇。
      喂你绣完花未呀？够哂钟出门口喇。
      wai3 nei5 sau3 jyun4 faa1 mei6 aa3? gau3 saai3 zung1 ceot1 mun4 hau2 laa3.
      Have you finished it? You have done it for years. It's time for us to go out.
  3. 近義詞
    雕花
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to embroider; to do embroidery
    (syn.) 刺繡, 刺花, 插花, 刺绣
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我喜欢绣花。
    我喜歡繡花。
    wǒ xǐ huan xiù huā 。
    • I enjoy embroidering.
  2. Mandarin
    她绣花的时候被针刺到了。
    她繡花的時候被針刺到了。
    tā xiù huā de shí hou bèi zhēn cì dào liǎo 。
    • She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    绣花枕头
    繡花枕頭
    sau3 faa1 zam2 tau4
    • a pillow with an embroidered pillow case
  2. Cantonese
    佢粗手粗脚嘅，你叫佢绣花就死硬喇。
    佢粗手粗腳嘅，你叫佢繡花就死硬喇。
    keoi5 cou1 sau2 cou1 goek3 ge3, nei5 giu3 keoi5 sau3 faa1 zau6 sei2 ngaang6 laa3.
    • He is clumsy, you can't ask him to do detail work.