xường xám

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Vietnamese

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Hình quảng cáo với hai cô gái Thượng Hải mặc áo Xường Xám khoảng thập niên 1930

Etymology

From Cantonese 長衫 / 长衫 (coeng4 saam1) (SV: trường sam).

Pronunciation

Noun

xường xám

  1. a cheongsam, a traditional dress worn by Chinese women similar to the Vietnamese ao dai; a qipao