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Traditional Chinese clothing names

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Traditional dress

  1. hàn汉fú服

    Hanfu (traditional Han Chinese clothing)

  2. qí旗páo袍

    qipao; cheongsam

  3. táng唐zhuāng装

    Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)

  4. zhōng中shān山zhuāng装

    Zhongshan suit; Mao suit

  5. mǎ马guà褂

    mandarin jacket

  6. cháng长shān衫

    long gown (traditional men's garment)

  7. cháng长páo袍

    robe; long gown

  8. duì对jīn襟

    Chinese-style jacket buttoned down the front

  9. mián棉ǎo袄

    cotton-padded jacket

  10. lóng龙páo袍

    dragon robe; imperial robe

  11. dù肚dōu兜

    bellyband (traditional undergarment covering the chest and belly)

  12. lì立lǐng领

    stand-up collar; mandarin collar

For a wedding

  1. fèng凤guān冠

    phoenix coronet (traditional bridal headdress)

  2. hóng红gài盖tou头

    red bridal veil (covering the bride's head)

  3. hūn婚shā纱

    wedding dress

Shoes, hats and fans

  1. bù布xié鞋

    cloth shoes

  2. xiù绣huā花xié鞋

    embroidered shoes

  3. dǒu斗lì笠

    bamboo rain hat; conical hat

  4. fà发zān簪

    hairpin

  5. zhé折shàn扇

    folding fan

  6. tuán团shàn扇

    round fan (of silk)

  7. yù玉pèi佩

    jade pendant; jade ornament

  8. shǒu手zhuó镯

    bracelet; bangle

  9. pī披fēng风

    cloak; cape

Silk and embroidery

  1. sī丝chóu绸

    silk; silk cloth

  2. cì刺xiù绣

    embroidery

  3. sū苏xiù绣

    Suzhou embroidery

  4. shǔ蜀jǐn锦

    Sichuan brocade

  5. yún云jǐn锦

    Yunjin brocade (from Nanjing)

What is traditional Chinese clothing called?

汉服 (hànfú, Hanfu) is the traditional dress of the Han Chinese. 旗袍 (qípáo, qipao) is the fitted dress, and 唐装 (tángzhuāng, Tang suit) the jacket with a 立领 (lìlǐng, stand-up collar).

What is the difference between a qipao and a cheongsam?

None: they are the same dress. 旗袍 (qípáo) is the Mandarin name; cheongsam comes from the Cantonese 长衫, which in Mandarin, 长衫 (chángshān, long gown), is a man’s long gown.

What does a Chinese bride wear?

Traditionally red, with 凤冠 (fèngguān, phoenix coronet) and 红盖头 (hónggàitou, red bridal veil). Many brides now also wear 婚纱 (hūnshā, wedding dress).

What is a Mao suit called in Chinese?

中山装 (zhōngshānzhuāng, Zhongshan suit), named after 孙中山 (Sūn Zhōngshān), Sun Yat-sen.

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