拋繡球

Chinese

 
to throw; to toss; to fling
to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon
hydrangea; embroidered ball; ball made of rolled colored silk
trad. (拋繡球) 繡球
simp. (抛绣球) 绣球

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拋繡球

  1. (historical, of a woman) to throw an embroidered ball from a high place (a method for a woman to find a husband in ancient times; the man that catches the embroidered ball could marry the woman and become her husband)
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