Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Qun (Chinese: 裙; pinyin: qún; Jyutping: kwan4; lit. 'skirt'), referred as chang (Chinese: 裳; pinyin: cháng) prior to the Han dynasty, [1] chang (Chinese: 常) and xiachang (Chinese: 下常), [2] and sometimes referred as an apron, [3] is a generic term which refers to the Chinese skirts used in Hanfu, especially those worn as part of ruqun, and in Chinese opera costume.
The term is composed of the characters mawei (马尾裙) which means 'horsetail' and qun (裙) which means 'skirt'. The term maweiqun was used by Lu Rong in the Shuyuan zaji (椒园杂记). [1] Faqun (发裙) is literally translated as 'hair skirt'. The term is composed of two characters fa (发) which means 'hair' and qun (裙) which means ...
Mamianqun (simplified Chinese: 马面裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面裙; pinyin: mǎmiànqún; lit. 'horse face skirt'), is a type of traditional Chinese skirt. It is also known as mamianzhequn (simplified Chinese: 马面褶裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面褶裙; lit. 'horse-face pleated skirt'), but is sometimes simply referred as 'apron' (Chinese: 围裙; pinyin: wéiqún; lit. 'apron'), a ...
Chinese Baptism (中国式洗礼, Zhōngguóshì xǐlǐ) – The new Chinese government. Baptism (洗礼, xǐlǐ) is a play on words referring to Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang. River crab (河蟹, héxiè) – Pun on héxié (和谐) meaning "harmony". Online Chinese term for Internet censorship commonly seen in forums and blogs. [4]
The term yichang is composed of the Chinese characters:《衣》 and 《裳》, where yi (Chinese: 衣) refers to the upper garment while the chang (裳; cháng) refers to the lower garment, which can be either the Chinese skirt, qun, or the Chinese trousers, ku and kun. [6]: 47–50, 54 The character yi is also a generic word for "clothing". [10]
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
As English loanwords, both "cheongsam" and "qipao" describe the same type of body-hugging dress worn by Chinese women, and the words could be used interchangeably. [5]The term cheongsam is a romanization of Cantonese word chèuhngsāam (長衫; 'long shirt/dress'), which comes from the Shanghainese term zansae.
Tanling ruqun (Chinese: 坦領襦裙; pinyin: Tǎnlǐng rúqún; lit. 'Flat (or open-hearted) collar jacket skirt'), also known as Tan collar ruqun and U-collar ruqun, [1] is a type of Hanfu which was developed under the influence of Hufu (most likely influenced by Qiuci); [2] it is a form a kind of ruqun which typically consists of three parts, featuring a low-cut [3]: 93–94 low-cut U ...