See also: 绣球 Chinese More information to embroider, ball; sphere ... to embroider ball; sphere trad. (繡球) 繡 球 simp. (绣球) 绣 球 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): xiùqiú (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): sau3 kau4 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siù-kiû (Teochew, Peng'im): siu3 giu5 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 (botany) hydrangea (flower) embroidered ball; ball made of rolled colored silk Compounds 天藍繡球／天蓝绣球 (tiānlán xiùqiú) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.