Chinese-style close-fitting undershirt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
close-fitting Chinese-style upper garment worn next to the skin; traditional Chinese undershirt
colloquialRefers to traditional Chinese clothing, typically made of cotton, worn as an undergarment or light summer shirt. The '儿' suffix indicates a colloquial or Northern dialect variant.
Xià夏
tiān天
yé爷
ye爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
chuān穿
yī一
jiàn件
bái白
sè色
de的
xiǎo小
guà褂
r儿
。
In summer, Grandpa likes to wear a white close-fitting undershirt.
Zhè这
jiàn件
xiǎo小
guà褂
r儿
shì是
nǎi奶
nai奶
qīn亲
shǒu手
féng缝
de的
，
chuān穿
zhe着
tè特
bié别
shū舒
fu服
。
This undershirt was hand-sewn by Grandma and feels especially comfortable.
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Jiù旧
shí时
，
xiǎo小
guà褂
r儿
shì是
zhōng中
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
tiē贴
shēn身
chuān穿
de的
biāo标
pèi配
。
In the past, the close-fitting undershirt was standard wear for middle-aged and elderly people.