xiù huā
to embroider
to do embroidery
pāo xiù qiú
throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)
(fig.) to make overtures
to court
huā quán xiù tuǐ
flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
highly embellished and ineffectual
fancy but impractical skills
all show and no go
pugilistic wankery
qǐ xiù
silk material with grained pattern
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
jǐn xīn xiù kǒu
(of writing) elegant and ornate
jǐn xiù qián chéng
bright future
bright prospects