繡球

See also: 绣球

Chinese

		to embroider	ball; sphere
trad. (繡球)		繡	球
simp. (绣球)		绣	球

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiùqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ kau⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siù-kiû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siu³ giu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòucióu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-chʻiu²
    • Yale: syòu-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowchyou
    • Palladius: сюцю (sjucju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau³ kau⁴
    • Yale: sau kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo³ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: siù-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'kiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siu³ giu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siù kiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiu⁵⁵/

Noun

繡球

1. (botany) hydrangea (flower)
2. embroidered ball; ball made of rolled colored silk

Compounds

• 天藍繡球／天蓝绣球 (tiānlán xiùqiú)