风仙装

English translation: Fengxian cheongsam (Note: a kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha, Fengxian)

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Chinese term or phrase:风仙装
English translation:Fengxian cheongsam (Note: a kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha, Fengxian)
Entered by: Wilman

20:54 Jun 7, 2016
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Social Sciences - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Chinese term or phrase: 风仙装
The context is Chinese women's clothing. Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 13:06
Fengxian cheongsam (Note: a kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha, Fengxian)
Explanation:
here the costume refers to a special kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha of the Qing Dynasty of China whose name is 凤仙(Fengxian).
Actually, the source term character is wrong, it shall be "凤“ not "风"
装 refers to 服装(costume), but here it exactly means a cheongsam.
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Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 20:06
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Summary of answers provided
5Fengxian cheongsam (Note: a kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha, Fengxian)
Bruce Guo
4Qing Dynasty princess costume
pkchan
4Fengxian collar
Frank Zou
3burial dress/female burial outfit
tanglsus


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Qing Dynasty princess costume


Explanation:
Should be 小鳳仙裝

pkchan
United States
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Fengxian collar


Explanation:
It should not be translated as it is actually a proper noun, with cultural connotation in it. No matter how you rendered it, its cultural connotation would be lost. We could understand it better if we knew this lady "Fengxian"


http://www.finechineseclothing.com/eng/product/detail.aspx?P...

Frank Zou
China
Local time: 01:06
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burial dress/female burial outfit


Explanation:
风-female
仙-deceased

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tanglsus
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Local time: 13:06
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凤仙装
Fengxian cheongsam (Note: a kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha, Fengxian)


Explanation:
here the costume refers to a special kind of cheongsam named after a famous Chinese geisha of the Qing Dynasty of China whose name is 凤仙(Fengxian).
Actually, the source term character is wrong, it shall be "凤“ not "风"
装 refers to 服装(costume), but here it exactly means a cheongsam.

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 20:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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