qiú
㞗
ball; male genitalia (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
ball; sphere (archaic variant of 球)
archaicArchaic form of 球, used in historical texts or certain compound words.
Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
máo毛
pí皮
zhì制
zuò作
qiú毬
，
yòng用
yú于
cù蹴
jū鞠
yóu游
xì戏
。
Ancient people made balls from fur for cuju games.
Hóng红
qiú毬
guà挂
zài在
zhī枝
tóu头
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
chéng成
shú熟
de的
lì荔
zhī枝
。
Red spheres hung on the branches, which turned out to be ripe lychees.
noun
male genitalia (vulgar/dialect)
derogatoryVulgar dialect term used in certain regional varieties of Chinese, particularly in Min and other southern dialects. Considered offensive in formal contexts.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
，
“
qiú毬
”
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
nán男
xìng性
shēng生
zhí殖
qì器
de的
lǐ俚
yǔ语
shuō说
fǎ法
。
In this dialect, 'qiu' is used as slang for male genitalia.
Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
yǒu有
shí时
yòng用
“
qiú毬
”
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
gāo睾
wán丸
，
dàn但
shǔ属
yú于
cū粗
sú俗
yòng用
yǔ语
。
Older generations sometimes use 'qiu' to refer to testicles, but it is considered vulgar language.