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繡球

繡球

See also: 绣球

Chinese

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

Noun

繡球

(botany) a hydrangea (flower)
an embroidered ball; ball made of rolled colored silk

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiùqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ kau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siù-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau³ kau⁴
  - Yale: sau kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ kau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: siù-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'kiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/