衣服

Chinese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

衣服

1. clothing; clothes; laundry (Classifier: 件 m)

   把衣服穿上  ―  bǎ yīfu chuānshang  ―  to put on some clothes

   洗衣服  ―  xǐ yīfu  ―  to do the laundry

   曬衣服／晒衣服  ―  shài yīfu  ―  to sun clothes

   晾衣服  ―  liàng yīfu  ―  to hang up the laundry

   衣服已經浸泡很久了。快點去洗吧！ [MSC, trad.]
   衣服已经浸泡很久了。快点去洗吧！ [MSC, simp.]

   Yīfú yǐjīng jìnpào hěn jiǔ le. Kuàidiǎn qù xǐ ba!

   The clothes have been soaked for a long time. Quickly go wash them!

2. (informal, proscribed) upper outer garment; jacket; coat

Synonyms

• (clothing):

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From 衣 (yī, “clothes”), a phono-semantic matching of English E (“ecstasy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

衣服

1. (Taiwan, slang) ecstasy; MDMA (Classifier: 件 m)

   • 「嚴總是嗎？」顏靖直視著對方，不被他的氣勢影響，低聲地對他說：「你讓我把她帶走，今晚，你們可以照high，若我帶不走她，就讓條子來帶，那你『衣服』可得先收好……」 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     「严总是吗？」颜靖直视着对方，不被他的气势影响，低声地对他说：「你让我把她带走，今晚，你们可以照high，若我带不走她，就让条子来带，那你『衣服』可得先收好……」 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2017, 夏洛蔓, 《愛的小傻瓜》, →ISBN

     “Yán zǒng shì ma?” Yán Jìng zhíshì zhe duìfāng, bù bèi tā de qìshì yǐngxiǎng, dīshēng de duì tā shuō: “Nǐ ràng wǒ bǎ tā dàizǒu, jīnwǎn, nǐmen kěyǐ zhào high, ruò wǒ dài bù zǒu tā, jiù ràng tiáozi lái dài, nà nǐ ‘yīfú’ kě děi xiān shōu hǎo......”

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   • 比如說你要兩顆搖頭丸，你就直接跟他拿，他就會順便連K他命一起賣你，整套賣你，他就會提供這樣的服務，那這種K他命跟搖頭丸，他們在術語上，K他命就叫褲子，那搖頭丸就叫衣服（台語）所以如果你去夜店裡面，你跟他說我要一件衣服跟褲子（台語），他就會拿一顆搖頭丸跟K給你。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     比如说你要两颗摇头丸，你就直接跟他拿，他就会顺便连K他命一起卖你，整套卖你，他就会提供这样的服务，那这种K他命跟摇头丸，他们在术语上，K他命就叫裤子，那摇头丸就叫衣服（台语）所以如果你去夜店里面，你跟他说我要一件衣服跟裤子（台语），他就会拿一颗摇头丸跟K给你。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2019 June, 陳宜君, 《藥物進階濫用青少年戒除濫用行為與復原歷程之研究》 (thesis), Chiayi: National Chung Cheng University, page 108

     Bǐrú shuō nǐ yào liǎng kē yáotóuwán, nǐ jiù zhíjiē gēn tā ná, tā jiù huì shùnbiàn lián Ktāmìng yīqǐ mài nǐ, zhěng tào mài nǐ, tā jiù huì tígōng zhèyàng de fúwù, nà zhè zhǒng Ktāmìng gēn yáotóuwán, tāmen zài shùyǔ shàng, Ktāmìng jiù jiào kùzǐ, nà yáotóuwán jiù jiào yīfú (táiyǔ) - suǒyǐ rúguǒ nǐ qù yèdiàn lǐmiàn, nǐ gēn tā shuō wǒ yào yī jiàn yīfú gēn kùzǐ (táiyǔ), tā jiù huì ná yī kē yáotóuwán gēn K gěi nǐ.

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Synonyms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

衣服

1. (Classical) to put on clothes (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   • 雞初鳴而衣服，至於寢門外，問內豎之御者曰：「今日安否何如？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     鸡初鸣而衣服，至于寝门外，问内竖之御者曰：「今日安否何如？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Jī chū míng ér yìfú, zhìyú qǐnmén wài, wèn nèishù zhī yùzhě yuē: “Jīnrì ānfǒu hérú?”

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Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) い​ふく (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

衣(い)服(ふく) • (ifuku)  (counter 着)

1. clothing, clothes

Synonyms

• 服(ふく) (fuku)
• 服装(ふくそう) (fukusō)

See also

• 衣(い)類(るい) (irui)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Noun

衣服 • (uibok) (hangeul 의복)

1. Hanja form^? of 의복 (“clothing, clothes”).

Vietnamese

Noun

衣服

1. chữ Hán form of y phục (“clothes”).