qipao

See also: qípáo, qìpào, and qǐpào

English

qipao

Alternative forms

• chipao, chi pao, chi-pao, kipao

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 旗袍 (qípáo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːpaʊ/

Noun

qipao (plural qipaos)

1. A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women.

   Synonyms: cheongsam, mandarin gown

Translations

a traditional dress worn by Chinese women

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 旗袍 (kî-phâu)

  Mandarin: 旗袍 (zh) (qípáo), 旗袍兒／旗袍儿 (zh) (qípáor), 長衫／长衫 (zh) (chángshān)

• Finnish: qipao
• French: qipao (fr) f, robe chinoise (fr) f
• German: Qipao n
• Indonesian: congsam (id)
• Japanese: チャイナドレス (ja) (chainadoresu) (i.e. China dress)
• Korean: 치파오 (ko) (chipao), 차이나드레스 (chainadeureseu)
• Manchu: ᠰᡳᠵᡳᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sijigiyan)
• Russian: ципа́о (ru) n (cipáo)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: กี่เพ้า (gìi-páo)
• Uyghur: چىپاۋ (chipaw)
• Vietnamese: xường xám (vi)
• Zhuang: gizbauz

See also

• cheongsam

Further reading

• qipao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia