旗袍

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Chinese

banner (people); Manchu gown (lined)
simp. and trad.
(旗袍)
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Pronunciation


Noun

旗袍

  1. qipao; cheongsam (body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women)

Synonyms

Descendants

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Hyōgai
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 旗袍 (qípáo).[1][2]

Noun

旗袍(チーパオ) (chīpao

  1. a qipao (Chinese one-piece dress for women)
    Synonym: チャイナドレス (Chaina doresu)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN