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絮

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Definitions

  1. 1. cotton wadding
  2. 2. fig. padding
  3. 3. long-winded

Words Containing 絮

絮叨
xù dao

long-winded

吐絮
tǔ xù

cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior

幕后花絮
mù hòu huā xù

news from behind the scenes

败絮
bài xù

ruined

棉絮
mián xù

cotton wadding

絮嘴
xù zuǐ

to chatter endlessly

絮棉
xù mián

cotton wadding

絮烦
xù fán

boring prattle

絮片
xù piàn

floccule

絮状物
xù zhuàng wù

floccule

絮球
xù qiú

ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock

絮絮
xù xu

endless prattle

絮絮叨叨
xù xu dāo dāo

long-winded

絮聒
xù guō

noisy prattle

絮语
xù yǔ

to chatter incessantly

絮说
xù shuō

to chatter endlessly

花絮
huā xù

bits of news

兰因絮果
lán yīn xù guǒ

starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)

金玉其外,败絮其中
jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

金玉其表,败絮其中
jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

麻絮
má xù

hemp wadding

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