蜀绣
Shǔ xiù
Pinyin

Definition

蜀绣
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Shǔ xiù
  1. Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sū xiù], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiāng xiù] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yuè xiù])

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

蜀国
Shǔ guó
  1. 1 Sichuan
  2. 2 the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods
  3. 3 the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
巴蜀
Bā shǔ
  1. 1 Sichuan
  2. 2 originally two provinces of Qin and Han
乐不思蜀
lè bù sī Shǔ
  1. 1 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
蜀
Shǔ
  1. 1 short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān] province
  2. 2 one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[Sān guó] after the fall of the Han dynasty
蜀山
Shǔ shān
  1. 1 Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé féi shì], Anhui
蜀汉
Shǔ Hàn
  1. 1 Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
得陇望蜀
dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ
  1. 1 lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
  2. 2 fig. endless greed
  3. 3 insatiable desire
玉蜀黍
yù shǔ shǔ
  1. 1 corn
蜀山区
Shǔ shān qū
  1. 1 Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé féi shì], Anhui
蜀相
Shǔ xiàng
  1. 1 the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng])
蜀绣
Shǔ xiù
  1. 1 Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sū xiù], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiāng xiù] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yuè xiù])
蜀锦
Shǔ jǐn
  1. 1 brocade from Sichuan

Idioms (3)

巴山蜀水
Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ
  1. 1 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
乐不思蜀
lè bù sī Shǔ
  1. 1 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
蜀犬吠日
Shǔ quǎn fèi rì
  1. 1 lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
  2. 2 alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

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