jiǒng
䌹
outer garment; unlined robe
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
unlined outer garment worn over inner clothing; thin outer robe
literaryA literary/archaic term referring to a single-layer outer garment worn in ancient times to cover inner clothing, often as a sign of modesty. Variant form: 褧. Commonly appears in the idiom '衣锦尚絅'.
Yì衣
jǐn锦
shàng尚
jiǒng絅
，
wù恶
qí其
wén文
zhī之
zhù著
yě也
。
One covers brocade with a plain outer garment, disliking the conspicuousness of its pattern.
Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
jiǒng絅
yī衣
wéi为
lǐ礼
fú服
zhī之
yī一
。
The ancients regarded the unlined outer garment as one of the ceremonial dress items.
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Jiǒng褧
yī衣
jí即
jiǒng絅
yī衣
，
jiē皆
zhǐ指
dān单
yī衣
。
褧衣 is the same as 絅衣, both referring to unlined garments.