抛绣球

Traditional: 拋繡球

pāo xiù qiú

Dictionary entry

throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)

What does 抛绣球 mean?

抛绣球 (pāo xiù qiú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)

2(fig.) to make overtures

3to court

Character breakdown

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抛pāoto throw · to toss 绣xiùvariant of 繡|绣[xiu4]球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

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抛绣球

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