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蘇繡

简苏绣 · 繁蘇繡

Mandarin · pinyin Sū xiù

Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡 Xiāng xiù, 粵繡 Yuè xiù and 蜀繡 Shǔ xiù)

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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
绣: xiù · embroider; embroidery; ornament

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1–4 · Su1 xiu4

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