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tangzhuang

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English

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a woman wearing a tangzhuang

Etymology

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From Mandarin 唐裝唐装 (tángzhuāng).

Noun

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tangzhuang (plural tangzhuangs)

  1. A Chinese jacket with a mandarin collar, a modern adaptation of the magua.
    • 2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006, True Run Media, →ISBN:
      Tangyun Specializes in high-end, tailor-made qipaos and tangzhuangs (traditional men's robes), along with some stunning East-meets-West styles. A quick and painless fitting appointment []
    • 2010, Xiaoping Lin, Children of Marx and Coca-Cola: Chinese Avant-Garde Art and Independent Cinema, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 264:
      As Stephen Wong points out in his Asia Times Online essay: “Discussion about hanfu [i.e., Chinese-style dress] started in 2001 after China hosted the APEC summit in Shanghai, where each participant was presented with a tangzhuang []