绣球 (xiù qiú) — ball of silk strips (used in traditional Chinese courtship ritual); big-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Definition
Two unrelated senses: a silk ball thrown by a woman to choose her husband in old courtship customs, and the big-leaf hydrangea shrub (also called 八仙花).
noun
ball of silk strips (used in traditional Chinese courtship ritual)big-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
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Examples
- 绣球。Tā zài gǔ dài chuán shuō zhōng pāo xiù qiú xuǎn fū xù.In ancient legend, she threw the silk ball to choose her husband.
- 绣球。Zhè kē xiù qiú kāi mǎn le lán sè de huā.This hydrangea is full of blue flowers.
- 绣球。Tā xǐ huan zài huā yuán lǐ zhǒng xiù qiú.She likes to plant hydrangeas in her garden.
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