繡花枕頭

Chinese

		to embroider; to do embroidery	pillow
trad. (繡花枕頭)		繡花	枕頭
simp. (绣花枕头)		绣花	枕头
Literally: “embroidered pillow”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiùhuāzhěntou

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ faa¹ zam² tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùhuāzhěntou
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowhuajeen.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùhuārzhěntou
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowhualjeen.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xwɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau³ faa¹ zam² tau⁴
  - Yale: sau fā jám tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ faa¹ dzam² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo³ fa¹ zem² teo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ fäː⁵⁵ t͡sɐm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

繡花枕頭

(figuratively) one who is outwardly attractive but lacking ability or talent inside; just a pretty face

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