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Changpao


A About this sound changshan  (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: chángshān; literally: "long shirt") in traditional Chinese dress is a long jacket or tunic worn by men. In function, it is considered the male equivalent of the women's cheongsam (qipao). It is also known as a changpao (chángpáo ) or dagua ( dàguà). These types of dress were widely adopted beginning under the Manchu (Chinese: 满族) rulers of the Qing dynasty(Chinese: 清朝), who required that men in certain positions wear this style. It took more time for the majority of women to adopt the new style of qipao rather than hanfu(Chinese: 汉服).

The Mandarin Chinese word changshan is cognate with the Cantonese term 長衫 chèuhng sàam. This was borrowed into English as "cheongsam." Unlike the Mandarin term, however, chèuhngsàam can refer to both male and female garments. In Hong Kong the term is frequently used to refer to the body-hugging female garment rather than the male changshan. Because of the long British presence in Hong Kong, that local usage has become reflected in the meaning of cheongsam in English, which refers exclusively to the female garment.


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