抛彩球
pāo​cǎi​qiú

to throw an embroidered ball

  • created sense approved 抛彩球/拋彩球 · pāo​cǎi​qiú · to throw an embroidered ball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抛彩球 / 拋彩球

    pāo​cǎi​qiú

    to throw an embroidered ball

    to throw a colorful embroidered ball from a height to choose a husband, a custom in ancient China where the man who caught the ball would become the woman's spouse

    抛, 彩球

    抛 (literal) → 抛/拋 · pāo · to throw 彩球 (literal) → 彩球 · cǎi​qiú · silk ball

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    created sense