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褡褳

简褡裢 · 繁褡褳

Mandarin · pinyin dā lian

cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags
jacket worn for Chinese wrestling

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褡: dā · girdle; loincloth; pouch, bag
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裢: lián · folding purse inserted in belt

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1–5 · da1 lian5

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noun

(historical) type of rectangle-shaped pocket with a pouch in the middle and two bags at the ends
multi-layered cloth jacket worn by wrestlers

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