In tropical Taiwan, however, shuttlecock lost its purpose and popularity and gradually became relegated to the status of a children's game.
渡海到台灣以後，有些「水土不服」﹘﹘亞熱帶的人，沒有暖身的需要和習慣。毽子在成人世界，於是逐漸褪色；只是在孩子群中，仍有相當的地位。