created sense approved 抛绣球/拋繡球 · pāoxiùqiú · to throw an embroidered ball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
抛绣球 / 拋繡球
pāoxiùqiú
to throw an embroidered ball
To throw an embroidered ball; specifically an ancient custom where a woman chooses a husband by tossing a ball from a high place for a suitor to catch.
抛, 绣球
抛 (literal) → 抛/拋 · pāo · to throw 绣球 (literal) → 绣球/繡球 · xiùqiú · silk ball
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 抛绣球/拋繡球 · pāoxiùqiú · to make overtures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
抛绣球 / 拋繡球
pāoxiùqiú
to make overtures
To make overtures, signal interest, or extend a proposal (in romance, business, or politics)
抛, 绣球
抛 (literal) → 抛/拋 · pāo · to throw 绣球 (literal) → 绣球/繡球 · xiùqiú · silk ball
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition