"Robe" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 cháng páo chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:件[jian4]
 pàn robe
 wài páo robe
 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
 zhàn páo (old) combat robe / soldier's uniform / (sports) team jersey / team shirt
 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown
 lóng páo dragon robe / emperor's court dress
 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment
 mǎng páo official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 / (1368-1644) and Qing 清 / (1644-1911) dynasties
 zhào páo Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment / burqa
 yuán long robe (old)
 ǎo coat / jacket / short and lined coat or robe
 qí robe of a Buddhist monk or nun
 mèi sleeve of a robe
 chà slit on either side of robe
 shā Buddhist monk's robe
 jiā Buddhist monk's robe
 gǔn imperial robe
 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
 lán gown or robe
 tuó braid on a robe
 xié carry with the front of a robe
 zhè páo imperial yellow robe
 zhí duō a kind of a robe
 zhí duō a kind of a robe
 zhí duō everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars
 ǎo zi coat / jacket / short and lined coat or robe
 gē páo duàn yì to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom) / to break all friendly ties
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