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青衣

青衣

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
 
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad.
(青衣) 		青 衣

Noun

青衣

  1. (archaic) the clothes worn by the emperor and his concubines during the spring
  2. (archaic) blue or black colored clothes (associated with lower ranking individuals)
  3. (archaic) a lower ranking attendant (who wore blue or black colored clothes after the Han Dynasty)

Etymology

青 (blue; green) + 衣 (clothes)

Pronunciation

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