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Aoqun:
pronounced ow-chun. A jacket and skirt worn in
the early 20th century.
Aoku: pronounced ow-koo. A jacket
and trousers outfit from the early 20th century.
Auspicious: favourable; a good omen.
Bourgeois: a member of the middle class.
Brocade: fabric with an elaborate design woven
into the fabric.
Changyi: pronounced chang-ee. Long
Manchu women's robe.
Chenyi: pronounced chen-ee. Long
Manchu women's robe.
Cheungsam: Cantonese term for the qipao,
a one-piece women's garment worn in the early 20th century.
Concubine: in countries where polygamous marriages
are accepted a concubine is the secondary wife. Usually
no formal ceremony has taken place.
Cosmos: the universe.
Damask: a linen, silk, cotton or wool fabric
with a reversible woven design.
Dirndl skirt: a full skirt usually in a colourful
patterned fabric.
Edict: a command given by a person in authority.
Fidelity: loyalty or faithfulness.
Floss: silk filaments with little or no twist
used in weaving or embroidery.
Gaberdine: a closely woven twill fabric of a
worsted cotton or spun yarn.
Gauze: a thin transparent fabric made from any
fibre in a plain or leno weave.
Huaniu: pronounced hwa-nyo. Decorative
toggles used as fastenings.
Polyamide: nylon fibre.
Polychrome: many colours.
Proletariat: the working class.
Qipao: pronounced chi-pow. A one-piece
women's garment commonly known by the Cantonese name
cheungsam.
Solstice: the two times in the year when the
sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.
Swastikas: an ancient symbol in China and India.
In China it is an emblem of immortality or infinity.
The motif can also be seen on the breast of statues
of Buddha and is known as the seal of the heart of Buddha.
Zhifu: pronounced jir-fu. A military-style
suit worn during the 1950s-70s.
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