CLOAK 寒衣
HEAVY OUTER GARMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN AND COLD.
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Modern Chinese Criteria
Words (16 items)
裘 qiú OC: ɡu MC: gɨu 27 Attributions
By far the most common word for a cloak or fur coat is qiú 裘, but the word refers specifically to the fur coat of which the fur turned towards the outside.
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- Epithet: 輕 / 輕/LIGHTWEIGHT
The standard word for something being of little weight is qīng 輕, and I have not found any current near-synonyms. - Contrast: 衣/GARMENT
The current general word for garments of any kind is yī 衣, and the word refers specifically to the upper garments like jackets rather than the lower garments like skirts. [HUANG 1995: 711 - 712]
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- nfur coat (often but not always of high quality, preferably light), the fur of which always turned outwards rather than inwards
- viactwear a fur coat
袍 páo OC: buu MC: bɑu 4 Attributions
Páo 袍refers to a padded cloak that became current from Han times onwards.
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- nfrom Han times onwards: warm outer garment, often padded, could be made of silk or of hemp
褻裘 xiè qiú OC: sŋed ɡu MC: siɛt gɨu 1 Attribution
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- NPinformal coat worn at home
表 biǎo OC: prawʔ MC: piɛu 0 Attributions
The general term for anything worn outside ordinary outer-layer garments is biǎo 表.
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袗 zhěn OC: kljɯnʔ MC: tɕin 0 Attributions
Zhěn 袗 refers to a single-layer thin overcoat.
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袷 jiá OC: kreeb MC: kɣɛp
袷 jiā OC: kroob MC: kɣɛp 0 Attributions
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- npadded garment
褚 zhǔ OC: k-laʔ MC: ti̯ɤ 0 Attributions
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- nHANSHU: warm clothing made of silk floss
褞 yǔn OC: qunʔ MC: ʔi̯un 0 Attributions
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- npadded warm garment (typically made of old floss silk, according to commentators)
褧 jiǒng OC: khʷeeŋʔ MC: kheŋ
絅 jiǒng OC: khʷeeŋʔ MC: kheŋ 0 Attributions
Jiǒng 絅/褧 refers to a coarse hemp overcoat.
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褶 dié OC: ɡ-lɯɯb MC: dep 0 Attributions
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- nlined dress
襖 ǎo OC: quuɡʔ MC: ʔɑu 0 Attributions
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- nNANBEICHAO: padded (central Asian) jacket
襲 xí OC: zɯb MC: zip 0 Attributions
Xí 襲 refers to an overcoat worn on ceremonial occasions.
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襺 jiǎn OC: keenʔ MC: ken 0 Attributions
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- nZUO: padded warm overcoat made of new floss silk, according to commentators
褞袍 yǔn páo OC: qunʔ buu MC: ʔi̯un bɑu 0 Attributions
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- NP{N1adN2}padded overcoat
狐裘 hú qiú OC: ɡʷaa ɡu MC: ɦuo̝ gɨu 0 Attributions
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- NPfox-fur coat
絅 jiǒng OC: khʷeeŋʔ MC: kheŋ 0 Attributions
Jiǒng 絅/褧 refers to a coarse hemp overcoat.
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