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 ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ faa¹ zam² tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùhuāzhěntou
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòuhuajhěnto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-hua¹-chên³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: syòu-hwā-jěn-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowhuajeen.tou
    • Palladius: сюхуачжэньтоу (sjuxuačžɛnʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùhuārzhěntou
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ ㄓㄣˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòuhuarjhěnto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-hua¹-ʼrh-chên³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: syòu-hwār-jěn-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowhualjeen.tou
    • Palladius: сюхуарчжэньтоу (sjuxuarčžɛnʹtou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau³ faa¹ zam² tau⁴
    • Yale: sau fā jám tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ faa¹ dzam² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo³ fa¹ zem² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sɐm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

繡花枕頭

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