西米羅

From Japanese 背(せ)広(びろ) (sebiro).

西米羅

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) business suit (for men) (Classifier: 領／领)

   • 今嘛洋裁店哪有那麼多，查甫人還是有在訂做「西米羅」，女裝開始就有買便的—— [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     今嘛洋裁店哪有那么多，查甫人还是有在订做“西米罗”，女装开始就有买便的—— [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2000, 汪其楣, 《一年三季》, page 31

     chit-má iûⁿ-chhâi-tiàm ná ū hiah-nī chē, cha-po͘-lâng iáu-sī ū teh tēng-chò “se-bí-lo͘h”, lú-chng khai-sí tō ū bé piān--ê — [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Nowadays, how would there be that many tailor shops? Men are still custom-making their suits, but for women's clothes, they're starting to sell ready-made ones.

   • 伊穿西米囉、掛金錶、使Lexus。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     伊穿西米啰、挂金表、使Lexus。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 李惟陽, 《肝膽相照——怪咖醫師之人生劇場》, page 263

     I chhēng se-bí-lo͘h, kòa kim-pió, sái Lexus. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     He wears suits, puts on a golden watch and drives a Lexus.

   • 穿著西米羅的官員講免驚免驚 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     穿着西米罗的官员讲免惊免惊 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 勞動服務 (Community Service), 核邪 (Nuclear Devil)

     chhēng-tio̍h se-bí-lo͘h ê koaⁿ-oân kóng bián kiaⁿ bián kiaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Officials wearing suits say, "Don't fret, don't fret"

   • 烏色西米羅　大範免時行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     乌色西米罗　大范免时行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2019, 謝銘祐 (Hsieh Ming-yu), 最後一哩路 (The last mile)

     o͘-sek se-bí-loh, tōa-pān bián sî-kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The black suit is elegant and needs not be trendy