繡 (sau3) — embroider in Cantonese
sau˗₃繡简 绣
Mandarin Pinyin: xiu4
Meaning of 繡
nounembroider
nounembroidery; tapestry
Example Sentences with 繡
keoiˏ₅佢sau˗₃繡dakˉ¹得houˊ²好leng3.靚。
She embroiders very beautifully.
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲sau˗₃繡faa1.花。
The shirt has some embroidery.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想hokˍ₆學haaˏ₅吓sau˗₃繡faa1.花。
I want to learn some embroidery.
tiuˎ₄條zamˊ²枕tauˎ₄頭ganˉ¹巾sau˗₃繡zoˊ²咗zi6.字。
The pillowcase has words embroidered on it.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係gam˗₃咁sau˗₃繡faaˉ¹花gaa3.㗎。
She is busy embroidering.
Words Containing 繡
抽花繡cau1 faa1 sau3
drawn-work
錦繡河山gam2 sau3 ho4 saan1
beautiful landscape
錦繡前程gam2 sau3 cin4 cing4
promising future
錦繡gam2 sau3
splendid; beautiful; embroidered
繡球sau3 kau4
embroidered ball; Hydrangea
繡花枕頭sau3 faa1 zam2 tau4
Embroidered pillow; a metaphor to describe someone who is just all looks on the outside but shallow on the inside with no talents
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