青衣

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
 
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
trad. (青衣) 青 衣
simp. #(青衣) 青 衣
Literally: “bluegreen/black clothes”.

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Noun

青衣

  1. (literary, historical) clothes worn by the emperor and his concubines during the spring
  2. (literary, historical) blue- or black-colored clothes (associated with lower-ranking individuals)
  3. (literary, historical) lower-ranking attendant (who wore blue- or black-colored clothes after the Han Dynasty)
  4. a standard role type in Chinese opera, usually a middle-aged woman; such characters are generally married, dignified, and elegant women and are mainly wives and mothers
  5. (~魚) blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

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青衣

  1. (~島) Tsing Yi (an island in Hong Kong)
  2. (~江) Qingyi River (a river in Sichuan, China)
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