guà

common
name

Meaning of 马褂

马褂 means traditional Chinese jacket worn over a robe. Pronounced mǎ guà.

  • traditional Chinese jacket worn over a robe

Definitions & Examples

Zài
qīng
mín
chū
de
lǎo
zhào
piàn
 
hěn
duō
nán
rén
dōu
chuān穿
zhe
cháng
páo
guà
 

In old photos from the late Qing and early Republic period, many men are wearing long robes with mandarin jackets.

Zhè
jiàn
hēi
de
guà
shì
chóu
zuò
de
 
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhì
 

This black mandarin jacket is made of silk and is very exquisite.

Zài
chuán
tǒng
zhōng
shì
hūn
shàng
 
xīn
láng
yǒu
shí
huì
chuān穿
cháng
páo
pèi
guà
 

In traditional Chinese weddings, the groom sometimes wears a long robe paired with a mandarin jacket.

guà
zuì
chū
shì
mǎn
shí
de
zhuāng
 
hòu
lái
yǎn
biàn
wéi
cháng
 

The mandarin jacket was originally Manchu riding attire and later evolved into everyday wear.

Measure Words

/ jiàn
Primary
/ shēn