抛绣球 pāo xiù qiú

DEFINITIONS

  1. throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)
  2. (fig.) to make overtures
  3. to court

CHARACTERS

抛 pāo throw (away)
绣 xiù embroider; embroidery; ornament
球 qiú ball, sphere, globe; round