旗袍
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- cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
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2–2 · qi2 pao2
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kei4 pou2 · kei4 pou4
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noun
- qipao; cheongsam (body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women) (Classifier: 件 m c)
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