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湘繡

简湘绣 · 繁湘繡

Mandarin · pinyin Xiāng xiù

Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡 Sū xiù, 粵繡 Yuè xiù and 蜀繡 Shǔ xiù)

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湘: xiāng · alternate name for Hunan
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绣: xiù · embroider; embroidery; ornament

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1–4 · Xiang1 xiu4

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