Definition
绣球有两个常见意思：一是中国传统婚俗中姑娘抛给意中人的彩色丝球（抛绣球）；二是绣球花（big-leaf hydrangea），一种观赏植物，花朵呈球形。两个义项互不相关，使用时根据上下文判断。
n.
ball of silk strips (used in traditional Chinese courtship ritual)big-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Examples
- 绣球。Tā zài gǔdài chuánshuō zhōng pāo xiù qiú xuǎn fūxù.In ancient legend, she threw the silk ball to choose her husband.
- 绣球。Zhè kē xiù qiú kāi mǎn le lánsè de huā.This hydrangea is full of blue flowers.
- 绣球。Tā xǐhuan zài huāyuán lǐ zhòng xiù qiú.She likes to plant hydrangeas in her garden.
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