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

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)