中山服

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng shān fú

Meanings

  1. Chinese tunic suit
  2. Mao jacket
  3. Classifier: 件 jiàn
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中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
服
fú · clothes; wear, dress
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1–1–2 · zhong1 shan1 fu2

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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 saan1 fuk6

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noun

  1. Mao suit; Zhongshan suit (a style of traditional Chinese attire for males)

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