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noun
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: qipao
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: changshan
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Cantonese 長衫/长衫 (coeng4 saam1, “long robe”).
